The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surveyors 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 | $39,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $93,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,380 | 14.50% | -5.76% |
| 2021 | $50,770 | -33.03% | - |
| 2020 | $67,540 | -1.02% | - |
| 2019 | $68,230 | -8.40% | - |
| 2018 | $73,960 | 11.09% | - |
| 2017 | $65,760 | -6.42% | - |
| 2016 | $69,980 | 14.29% | - |
| 2015 | $59,980 | -2.17% | - |
| 2014 | $61,280 | 4.90% | - |
| 2013 | $58,280 | -7.76% | - |
| 2012 | $62,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,380 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |