The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of highway maintenance workers 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 | $31,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance workers 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 $48,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,480 | -3.59% | 15.93% |
| 2021 | $37,790 | 3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $36,580 | 3.28% | - |
| 2019 | $35,380 | 1.75% | - |
| 2018 | $34,760 | -1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $35,310 | 8.58% | - |
| 2015 | $32,280 | -2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $33,090 | 4.29% | - |
| 2013 | $31,670 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $30,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,480 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Danville |