The annual and hourly salary statistics of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders 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 $70,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,110 | 8.43% | 7.81% |
| 2016 | $33,980 | -2.68% | - |
| 2015 | $34,890 | 6.76% | - |
| 2014 | $32,530 | -8.85% | - |
| 2013 | $35,410 | 3.39% | - |
| 2012 | $34,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,110, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Roanoke (median annual salary of $38,480). Compared with Roanoke, the median annual salary of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond |