The annual salary statistics of museum technicians and conservators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of museum technicians and conservators 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for museum technicians and conservators 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 $58,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of museum technicians and conservators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,530 | -2.25% | 6.61% |
| 2021 | $36,330 | -18.94% | - |
| 2020 | $43,210 | -0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $43,410 | 4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $41,670 | 8.90% | - |
| 2017 | $37,960 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $37,170 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $36,240 | -0.39% | - |
| 2014 | $36,380 | 1.43% | - |
| 2013 | $35,860 | 7.47% | - |
| 2012 | $33,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,530, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for museum technicians and conservators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Charlottesville (median annual salary of $36,180). Compared with Charlottesville, the median annual salary of museum technicians and conservators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond |