The annual salary statistics of security and fire alarm systems installers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of security and fire alarm systems installers 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 | $31,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security and fire alarm systems installers 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 $61,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security and fire alarm systems installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,200 | 19.00% | 13.73% |
| 2021 | $38,230 | -38.19% | - |
| 2020 | $52,830 | 11.75% | - |
| 2019 | $46,620 | 4.03% | - |
| 2018 | $44,740 | 0.38% | - |
| 2017 | $44,570 | 6.37% | - |
| 2016 | $41,730 | 0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $41,490 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $41,600 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $41,740 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $40,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,200, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for security and fire alarm systems installers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Charlottesville (median annual salary of $56,040). Compared with Charlottesville, the median annual salary of security and fire alarm systems installers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg |