The annual salary statistics of software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of software developers 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 | $66,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers 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 $168,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,780 | 2.78% | 2.78% |
| 2021 | $104,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,780 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for software developers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |