The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $87,430 | 7.16% | 30.30% |
| 2017 | $81,170 | 4.82% | - |
| 2016 | $77,260 | 19.43% | - |
| 2015 | $62,250 | -4.37% | - |
| 2014 | $64,970 | -1.57% | - |
| 2013 | $65,990 | 7.65% | - |
| 2012 | $60,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,430 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |