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Earnings Benefits*

Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
United States	$28,640.00	$58,850.00	$83,790.00
Virginia	$34,910.00	$63,090.00	$88,590.00
Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
Bay Consortium	No Data	No Data	No Data
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	$44,071.00	$67,358.00	$96,533.00
Central VA/Region2000	$30,478.00	$50,141.00	$69,854.00
Crater Area	No Data	No Data	No Data
Greater Peninsula	$33,269.00	$53,967.00	$61,122.00
Hampton Roads	$29,201.00	$51,249.00	$62,657.00
New River/Mt. Rogers	$29,763.00	$38,744.00	$49,906.00
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	$40,340.00	$69,731.00	$90,691.00
Piedmont Workforce	$37,320.00	$51,283.00	$85,768.00
Shenandoah Valley	$28,636.00	$42,012.00	$57,882.00
South Central	No Data	No Data	No Data
Southwestern Virginia	No Data	No Data	No Data
West Piedmont	No Data	No Data	No Data
Western Virginia	$36,772.00	$51,960.00	$79,087.00

* Earnings Calculations:

 Regional Earnings:
   Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
   Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.

 National and State Earnings:
   Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
   Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.