The annual salary statistics of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 | $41,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 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 $75,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,190 | 4.57% | 31.47% |
| 2021 | $59,350 | 8.83% | - |
| 2020 | $54,110 | 4.23% | - |
| 2019 | $51,820 | 1.62% | - |
| 2018 | $50,980 | 3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $49,350 | -0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $49,750 | 4.00% | - |
| 2015 | $47,760 | 8.63% | - |
| 2014 | $43,640 | 2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $42,550 | -0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $42,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,190, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in state of Virginia, followed by Harrisonburg (median annual salary $51,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in Harrisonburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |