The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications 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 | $55,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications 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 $141,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $87,400 | -0.81% | 7.86% |
| 2017 | $88,110 | 1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $86,620 | 3.49% | - |
| 2015 | $83,600 | -0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $83,960 | -0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $84,310 | 4.48% | - |
| 2012 | $80,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,400 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lynchburg and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lynchburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |