The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers 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 | $34,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $88,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,890 | 8.96% | 16.37% |
| 2021 | $49,060 | -12.25% | - |
| 2020 | $55,070 | 6.54% | - |
| 2019 | $51,470 | 7.75% | - |
| 2018 | $47,480 | 2.93% | - |
| 2017 | $46,090 | 3.56% | - |
| 2016 | $44,450 | 4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $42,390 | -4.77% | - |
| 2014 | $44,410 | -1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $44,890 | -0.40% | - |
| 2012 | $45,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,890 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisonburg and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |