The annual salary statistics of stationary engineers and boiler operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of stationary engineers and boiler 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 | $38,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for stationary engineers and boiler 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 $65,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of stationary engineers and boiler operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,120 | 1.03% | 30.04% |
| 2021 | $55,540 | 1.21% | - |
| 2020 | $54,870 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $52,770 | 4.28% | - |
| 2018 | $50,510 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $48,630 | 0.25% | - |
| 2016 | $48,510 | -6.60% | - |
| 2015 | $51,710 | 5.57% | - |
| 2014 | $48,830 | -1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $49,370 | 20.48% | - |
| 2012 | $39,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,120, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for stationary engineers and boiler operators in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Roanoke (median annual salary of $60,440). Compared with Roanoke, the median annual salary of stationary engineers and boiler operators in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |