The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant operators 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 | $47,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators 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 $82,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $63,000 | -8.08% | -16.95% |
| 2018 | $68,090 | -5.93% | - |
| 2017 | $72,130 | -2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $73,680 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $73,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,000, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the lowest paying city for gas plant operators in state of Virginia, following city of Charlottesville (median annual salary of $81,400). Compared with the highest paying city Charlottesville, the median annual salary of gas plant operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |