The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $33,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $63,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,630 | 9.14% | 24.02% |
| 2021 | $42,370 | 4.84% | - |
| 2020 | $40,320 | 1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $39,620 | 1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $39,010 | 0.15% | - |
| 2017 | $38,950 | 3.67% | - |
| 2016 | $37,520 | 2.21% | - |
| 2015 | $36,690 | 0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $36,550 | 3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $35,260 | -0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $35,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,630 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisonburg and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisonburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |