The annual salary statistics of editors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors 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 | $37,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $98,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,410 | 2.93% | 35.59% |
| 2021 | $56,700 | -2.35% | - |
| 2020 | $58,030 | 8.06% | - |
| 2019 | $53,350 | 8.98% | - |
| 2018 | $48,560 | 4.49% | - |
| 2017 | $46,380 | 3.23% | - |
| 2016 | $44,880 | -3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $46,400 | -1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $47,070 | 16.80% | - |
| 2013 | $39,160 | 3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $37,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,410 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |