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Wages and salaries are usually lower in Newport News than in the Northeast, industrial Mid-West and West Coast, especially for skilled workers. Wages and salaries in Newport News are comparable to those in other Southeastern metropolitan areas.

Wage and salary surveys measure average pay for existing workers and starting wages are generally lower than reported. Wage and salary surveys are available from:

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People in Newport News have a strong work ethic. This means that companies have been able to experience high rates of productivity from a reliable work force. Northrop Grumman Newport News (Newport News Shipbuilding), for example, has regularly delivered complex Naval vessels on-time or ahead of schedule.

Other examples of the region's work force productivity abound. Continental AG's (formerly Siemens Automotive) Newport News facility was recognized in 1996 as one of "America's Ten Best Plants" by Industry Week Magazine. A year later, Federal Mogul was similarly recognized. Ford's number one North American truck assembly plant, located nearby, has recently been rated the number four auto plant in the world by J.D. Power and Associates.

Updated 04.08.08