The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social scientists and related 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 | $66,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related 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 $146,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,500 | 0.12% | 18.66% |
| 2021 | $101,380 | 9.58% | - |
| 2020 | $91,670 | 6.10% | - |
| 2019 | $86,080 | 2.16% | - |
| 2018 | $84,220 | 2.87% | - |
| 2017 | $81,800 | 1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $80,480 | 1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $79,560 | 1.01% | - |
| 2014 | $78,760 | -1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $80,270 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $82,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,500, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Charlottesville (median annual salary of $103,790). Compared with Charlottesville, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond |