The annual salary statistics of legislators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $29,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $19,940 | -0.95% | -3.81% |
| 2018 | $20,130 | -5.61% | - |
| 2017 | $21,260 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $21,260 | 6.63% | - |
| 2015 | $19,850 | -7.46% | - |
| 2014 | $21,330 | 5.72% | - |
| 2013 | $20,110 | -2.93% | - |
| 2012 | $20,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,940, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for legislators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $23,770). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of legislators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |