The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of logging equipment operators 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 | $30,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $54,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,940 | 13.45% | 32.84% |
| 2021 | $38,030 | -15.67% | - |
| 2020 | $43,990 | 1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $43,370 | 17.89% | - |
| 2018 | $35,610 | 11.51% | - |
| 2017 | $31,510 | 6.35% | - |
| 2016 | $29,510 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $29,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,940 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Roanoke and 55.1 percent (55.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville |