The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses 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 | $62,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $102,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,560 | 3.18% | 24.62% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 8.32% | - |
| 2020 | $70,620 | 3.31% | - |
| 2019 | $68,280 | 3.84% | - |
| 2018 | $65,660 | 4.84% | - |
| 2017 | $62,480 | 0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $62,150 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $61,350 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $60,540 | 0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $60,160 | 0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $59,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,560 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is .6 percent (.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |