The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $64,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $133,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,030 | 8.10% | 15.48% |
| 2021 | $88,250 | -6.74% | - |
| 2020 | $94,200 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $91,620 | 1.57% | - |
| 2018 | $90,180 | 1.38% | - |
| 2017 | $88,940 | 4.83% | - |
| 2016 | $84,640 | 4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $80,650 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $79,390 | 1.76% | - |
| 2013 | $77,990 | -4.06% | - |
| 2012 | $81,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,030 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 33.2 percent (33.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Staunton-Waynesboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro |