The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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 | $33,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators 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 $53,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $44,110 | -1.20% | 16.84% |
| 2017 | $44,640 | 10.22% | - |
| 2016 | $40,080 | 4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $38,280 | 5.33% | - |
| 2014 | $36,240 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $36,290 | -1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $36,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,110, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Lynchburg (median annual salary of $45,570). Compared with Lynchburg, the median annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |