The annual salary statistics of physicists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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 | $82,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $146,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,030 | 2.71% | 14.02% |
| 2021 | $93,430 | 3.72% | - |
| 2020 | $89,950 | 7.55% | - |
| 2019 | $83,160 | 4.53% | - |
| 2017 | $79,390 | -4.37% | - |
| 2016 | $82,860 | 2.49% | - |
| 2015 | $80,800 | -0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $81,080 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $80,280 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $82,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,030 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charlottesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Charlottesville |