The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of retail salespersons 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 | $23,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $43,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,610. 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 retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,610 | 13.91% | 27.85% |
| 2021 | $23,770 | 0.00% | - |
| 2020 | $23,770 | 5.97% | - |
| 2019 | $22,350 | 4.65% | - |
| 2018 | $21,310 | 0.99% | - |
| 2017 | $21,100 | 4.27% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $19,700 | -0.30% | - |
| 2014 | $19,760 | 0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $19,720 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $19,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,610 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Danville |