The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators 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 | $49,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $73,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60,160 | 3.62% | 20.00% |
| 2019 | $57,980 | 9.78% | - |
| 2014 | $52,310 | 3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $50,460 | 4.62% | - |
| 2012 | $48,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,160 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Roanoke.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke |