The annual and hourly salary statistics of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 $52,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,550 | 12.04% | 25.27% |
| 2016 | $33,030 | 18.95% | - |
| 2015 | $26,770 | -3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $27,620 | -0.33% | - |
| 2013 | $27,710 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $28,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,550 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Lynchburg and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lynchburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |