The annual salary statistics of nuclear engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nuclear engineers 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 | $77,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nuclear engineers 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 $125,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nuclear engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,030 | 8.12% | 18.66% |
| 2021 | $88,230 | 11.47% | - |
| 2016 | $78,110 | 0.99% | - |
| 2015 | $77,340 | -0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $77,850 | 1.58% | - |
| 2013 | $76,620 | -1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $78,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,030, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the lowest paying city for nuclear engineers in state of Virginia, following city of Richmond (median annual salary of $128,700). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of nuclear engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is about 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Richmond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |