The annual salary statistics of curators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of curators 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 | $40,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for curators 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 $86,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of curators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,660 | 2.27% | 13.34% |
| 2021 | $59,280 | -0.49% | - |
| 2020 | $59,570 | 6.28% | - |
| 2019 | $55,830 | 0.70% | - |
| 2018 | $55,440 | 1.03% | - |
| 2017 | $54,870 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $54,870 | 1.73% | - |
| 2015 | $53,920 | -1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $54,470 | 4.83% | - |
| 2013 | $51,840 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $52,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,660, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for curators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $62,230). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of curators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |