The annual salary statistics of photographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers 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 | $26,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $71,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,830 | 1.85% | 12.39% |
| 2021 | $38,110 | -16.66% | - |
| 2020 | $44,460 | 19.50% | - |
| 2019 | $35,790 | 29.09% | - |
| 2018 | $25,380 | 15.09% | - |
| 2017 | $21,550 | 0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $21,380 | 8.23% | - |
| 2015 | $19,620 | -27.01% | - |
| 2014 | $24,920 | -6.14% | - |
| 2013 | $26,450 | -28.62% | - |
| 2012 | $34,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,830 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg |