The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers 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 | $59,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $123,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $96,910 | 8.96% | 12.56% |
| 2021 | $88,230 | -5.77% | - |
| 2020 | $93,320 | 4.99% | - |
| 2019 | $88,660 | 0.68% | - |
| 2018 | $88,060 | 1.48% | - |
| 2017 | $86,760 | -5.97% | - |
| 2016 | $91,940 | 6.55% | - |
| 2015 | $85,920 | 1.84% | - |
| 2014 | $84,340 | 1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $82,840 | -2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $84,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,910, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for environmental engineers in state of Virginia, followed by Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford (median annual salary $91,560). In comparison, the median annual salary of environmental engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke |