The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of travel agents 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 | $30,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $72,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,800 | -2.69% | 12.74% |
| 2021 | $37,790 | -38.18% | - |
| 2020 | $52,220 | 2.99% | - |
| 2019 | $50,660 | 10.72% | - |
| 2018 | $45,230 | 11.98% | - |
| 2017 | $39,810 | -0.95% | - |
| 2016 | $40,190 | 4.33% | - |
| 2015 | $38,450 | 3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $37,170 | 10.38% | - |
| 2013 | $33,310 | 3.60% | - |
| 2012 | $32,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,800 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Roanoke and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |