The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 | $21,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 $55,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,810 | 4.90% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | $30,250 | 16.96% | - |
| 2015 | $25,120 | -29.14% | - |
| 2014 | $32,440 | 1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $31,940 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $31,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,810, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Richmond (median annual salary of $33,860). Compared with Richmond, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg |