The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation 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 $48,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,450 | 3.63% | 35.99% |
| 2021 | $28,380 | 12.30% | - |
| 2020 | $24,890 | 3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $24,110 | 2.53% | - |
| 2018 | $23,500 | 9.32% | - |
| 2017 | $21,310 | 7.04% | - |
| 2016 | $19,810 | -1.16% | - |
| 2015 | $20,040 | -3.24% | - |
| 2014 | $20,690 | 6.23% | - |
| 2013 | $19,400 | 2.84% | - |
| 2012 | $18,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,450 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |