The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources specialists 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 | $38,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $104,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,680 | -1.53% | 14.66% |
| 2021 | $63,640 | -5.69% | - |
| 2020 | $67,260 | 2.20% | - |
| 2019 | $65,780 | 3.80% | - |
| 2018 | $63,280 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $62,000 | 0.85% | - |
| 2016 | $61,470 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $60,020 | 0.28% | - |
| 2014 | $59,850 | 3.99% | - |
| 2013 | $57,460 | 6.91% | - |
| 2012 | $53,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,680 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |