The annual salary statistics of librarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of librarians 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 | $43,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for librarians 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 $96,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of librarians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $62,530 | -6.76% | 9.48% |
| 2017 | $66,760 | 11.16% | - |
| 2016 | $59,310 | 1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $58,170 | 5.79% | - |
| 2014 | $54,800 | -3.65% | - |
| 2013 | $56,800 | 0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $56,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,530, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for librarians in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Charlottesville (median annual salary of $63,580). Compared with Charlottesville, the median annual salary of librarians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Danville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |