The annual salary statistics of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other life, physical, and social science technicians 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 | $37,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life, physical, and social science technicians 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 $88,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life, physical, and social science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,810 | 5.74% | 26.79% |
| 2021 | $61,090 | 3.29% | - |
| 2020 | $59,080 | 11.51% | - |
| 2019 | $52,280 | 3.21% | - |
| 2018 | $50,600 | 3.50% | - |
| 2017 | $48,830 | -3.62% | - |
| 2016 | $50,600 | -5.32% | - |
| 2015 | $53,290 | -2.33% | - |
| 2014 | $54,530 | 12.91% | - |
| 2013 | $47,490 | 0.08% | - |
| 2012 | $47,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,810, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for other life, physical, and social science technicians in state of Virginia, followed by Charlottesville (median annual salary $50,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of other life, physical, and social science technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in Charlottesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Richmond |