Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Salaries in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Comprehensive compensation, employment metrics, and cost-of-living purchasing power analysis for the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA labor market.

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🏙️ Belspring 🏙️ Bent Mountain 🏙️ Blacksburg 🏙️ Christiansburg 🏙️ Catawba 🏙️ Check 🏙️ Copper Hill 🏙️ Dublin 🏙️ Eggleston 🏙️ Elliston 🏙️ Floyd 🏙️ Glen Lyn 🏙️ Indian Valley 🏙️ Mc Coy 🏙️ Meadows Of Dan 🏙️ Narrows 🏙️ Newbern 🏙️ Newport 🏙️ New River 🏙️ Parrott 🏙️ Pearisburg 🏙️ Pembroke 🏙️ Pilot 🏙️ Radford 🏙️ Rich Creek 🏙️ Riner 🏙️ Ripplemead 🏙️ Shawsville 🏙️ Staffordsville 🏙️ Pulaski 🏙️ Barren Springs 🏙️ Bland 🏙️ Draper 🏙️ Hiwassee 🏙️ Laurel Fork 🏙️ Willis 24058
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🏙️ Belspring 🏙️ Bent Mountain 🏙️ Blacksburg 🏙️ Christiansburg 🏙️ Catawba 🏙️ Check 🏙️ Copper Hill 🏙️ Dublin 🏙️ Eggleston 🏙️ Elliston 🏙️ Floyd 🏙️ Glen Lyn 🏙️ Indian Valley 🏙️ Mc Coy 🏙️ Meadows Of Dan 🏙️ Narrows 🏙️ Newbern 🏙️ Newport 🏙️ New River 🏙️ Parrott 🏙️ Pearisburg 🏙️ Pembroke 🏙️ Pilot 🏙️ Radford 🏙️ Rich Creek 🏙️ Riner 🏙️ Ripplemead 🏙️ Shawsville 🏙️ Staffordsville 🏙️ Pulaski 🏙️ Barren Springs 🏙️ Bland 🏙️ Draper 🏙️ Hiwassee 🏙️ Laurel Fork 🏙️ Willis 24058
ZIP codes covered
📮 24059 📮 24060 📮 24061 📮 24062 📮 24063 📮 24068 📮 24070 📮 24072 📮 24073 📮 24079 📮 24084 📮 24086 📮 24087 📮 24091 📮 24093 📮 24105 📮 24111 📮 24120 📮 24124 📮 24126 📮 24128 📮 24129 📮 24132 📮 24134 📮 24136 📮 24138 📮 24141 📮 24142 📮 24147 📮 24149 📮 24150 📮 24162 📮 24167 📮 24301 📮 24313 📮 24315 📮 24324 📮 24347 📮 24352 📮 24380
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📮 24059 📮 24060 📮 24061 📮 24062 📮 24063 📮 24068 📮 24070 📮 24072 📮 24073 📮 24079 📮 24084 📮 24086 📮 24087 📮 24091 📮 24093 📮 24105 📮 24111 📮 24120 📮 24124 📮 24126 📮 24128 📮 24129 📮 24132 📮 24134 📮 24136 📮 24138 📮 24141 📮 24142 📮 24147 📮 24149 📮 24150 📮 24162 📮 24167 📮 24301 📮 24313 📮 24315 📮 24324 📮 24347 📮 24352 📮 24380
Cost of Living (RPP)
90.9
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All Items90.9
Services98.9
Housing67.5
Goods97.1
Utilities88.3
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Occupations in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

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Occupation ▲▼ Median Salary ▲▼ Employment ▲▼ RPP-Adjusted ▲▼ Profile
▶Chief Executives $208,030 50 — View profile →
▶General and Operations Managers $97,480 1,290 — View profile →
▶Marketing Managers $119,420 50 — View profile →
▶Sales Managers $160,830 80 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Managers $106,880 60 — View profile →
▶Fundraising Managers $143,730 70 — View profile →
▶Administrative Services Managers $82,020 50 — View profile →
▶Facilities Managers $105,950 50 — View profile →
▶Computer and Information Systems Managers $157,250 170 — View profile →
▶Financial Managers $139,800 210 — View profile →
▶Industrial Production Managers $125,400 110 — View profile →
▶Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $90,160 50 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Managers $138,220 70 — View profile →
▶Construction Managers $95,040 80 — View profile →
▶Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $99,210 130 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Engineering Managers $137,870 90 — View profile →
▶Food Service Managers $64,280 90 — View profile →
▶Medical and Health Services Managers $106,640 180 — View profile →
▶Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $74,990 80 — View profile →
▶Social and Community Service Managers $84,900 40 — View profile →
▶Managers, All Other $131,230 120 — View profile →
▶Buyers and Purchasing Agents $67,000 220 — View profile →
▶Compliance Officers $77,680 160 — View profile →
▶Cost Estimators $67,040 N/A — View profile →
▶Human Resources Specialists $69,880 360 — View profile →
▶Logisticians $86,120 110 — View profile →
▶Project Management Specialists $85,070 380 — View profile →
▶Management Analysts $95,940 220 — View profile →
▶Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $50,930 60 — View profile →
▶Fundraisers $78,200 120 — View profile →
▶Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $62,770 40 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Specialists $63,970 190 — View profile →
▶Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $62,790 270 — View profile →
▶Business Operations Specialists, All Other $67,190 N/A — View profile →
▶Accountants and Auditors $74,800 490 — View profile →
▶Financial and Investment Analysts $86,100 60 — View profile →
▶Personal Financial Advisors $78,530 30 — View profile →
▶Loan Officers $85,610 90 — View profile →
▶Computer Systems Analysts $96,830 160 — View profile →
▶Information Security Analysts $115,980 80 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Support Specialists $68,290 50 — View profile →
▶Computer User Support Specialists $54,190 330 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Architects $117,030 40 — View profile →
▶Database Administrators $82,320 50 — View profile →
▶Network and Computer Systems Administrators $88,390 140 — View profile →
▶Computer Programmers $87,100 30 — View profile →
▶Software Developers $111,630 590 — View profile →
▶Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $101,510 60 — View profile →
▶Web Developers $86,680 50 — View profile →
▶Web and Digital Interface Designers $47,420 40 — View profile →
▶Computer Occupations, All Other $112,820 90 — View profile →
▶Data Scientists $89,070 60 — View profile →
▶Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $73,710 30 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineers $94,200 N/A — View profile →
▶Electrical Engineers $100,900 130 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineers $98,480 420 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineers $98,400 170 — View profile →
▶Engineers, All Other $108,810 110 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Civil Drafters $63,770 30 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $61,460 150 — View profile →
▶Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians $61,310 150 — View profile →
▶Conservation Scientists $68,560 30 — View profile →
▶Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists $78,620 110 — View profile →
▶Chemists $96,650 80 — View profile →
▶Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $70,820 40 — View profile →
▶Biological Technicians $51,710 280 — View profile →
▶Chemical Technicians $57,670 120 — View profile →
▶Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other $61,100 70 — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $81,120 60 — View profile →
▶Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $61,580 340 — View profile →
▶Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $52,060 730 — View profile →
▶Child, Family, and School Social Workers $47,190 110 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Social Workers $62,310 40 — View profile →
▶Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $58,980 N/A — View profile →
▶Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $56,920 50 — View profile →
▶Social and Human Service Assistants $39,030 140 — View profile →
▶Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $57,900 30 — View profile →
▶Lawyers $106,500 130 — View profile →
▶Paralegals and Legal Assistants $58,320 70 — View profile →
▶Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $31,200 200 — View profile →
▶Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $51,390 50 — View profile →
▶Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $60,600 630 — View profile →
▶Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $62,700 260 — View profile →
▶Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,880 480 — View profile →
▶Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $76,390 70 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $59,460 110 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $59,440 80 — View profile →
▶Self-Enrichment Teachers $37,760 110 — View profile →
▶Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $27,720 370 — View profile →
▶Tutors $38,830 40 — View profile →
▶Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $58,310 130 — View profile →
▶Library Technicians $31,520 80 — View profile →
▶Farm and Home Management Educators $51,670 120 — View profile →
▶Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,440 590 — View profile →
▶Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $66,710 140 — View profile →
▶Commercial and Industrial Designers $74,640 40 — View profile →
▶Graphic Designers $53,310 70 — View profile →
▶Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $37,580 50 — View profile →
▶Producers and Directors $64,660 30 — View profile →
▶Coaches and Scouts $65,270 240 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Specialists $65,170 190 — View profile →
▶Dentists, General $128,140 40 — View profile →
▶Pharmacists $131,740 170 — View profile →
▶Physician Assistants $125,050 60 — View profile →
▶Occupational Therapists $98,800 50 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapists $101,750 120 — View profile →
▶Speech-Language Pathologists $85,770 60 — View profile →
▶Veterinarians $105,300 60 — View profile →
▶Registered Nurses $81,230 1,330 — View profile →
▶Nurse Practitioners $124,800 110 — View profile →
▶Physicians, All Other $207,770 100 — View profile →
▶Dental Hygienists $90,550 70 — View profile →
▶Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $60,530 80 — View profile →
▶Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $77,110 110 — View profile →
▶Emergency Medical Technicians $48,320 100 — View profile →
▶Paramedics $50,150 120 — View profile →
▶Pharmacy Technicians $40,510 230 — View profile →
▶Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $51,960 150 — View profile →
▶Ophthalmic Medical Technicians $36,820 30 — View profile →
▶Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $57,460 360 — View profile →
▶Medical Records Specialists $46,350 40 — View profile →
▶Home Health and Personal Care Aides $29,700 1,050 — View profile →
▶Nursing Assistants $37,850 760 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Assistants $73,000 50 — View profile →
▶Dental Assistants $46,480 120 — View profile →
▶Medical Assistants $39,350 250 — View profile →
▶Medical Transcriptionists $36,210 N/A — View profile →
▶Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $36,230 150 — View profile →
▶Phlebotomists $43,460 80 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $78,610 110 — View profile →
▶Firefighters $38,380 60 — View profile →
▶Correctional Officers and Jailers $50,170 150 — View profile →
▶Detectives and Criminal Investigators $77,250 40 — View profile →
▶Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $56,250 470 — View profile →
▶Security Guards $36,780 400 — View profile →
▶Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers $31,200 160 — View profile →
▶Protective Service Workers, All Other $40,330 30 — View profile →
▶Chefs and Head Cooks $56,580 70 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $42,900 600 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $37,030 300 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Restaurant $35,050 720 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation Workers $31,200 320 — View profile →
▶Bartenders $43,070 270 — View profile →
▶Fast Food and Counter Workers $28,300 2,230 — View profile →
▶Waiters and Waitresses $37,670 1,080 — View profile →
▶Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $31,330 150 — View profile →
▶Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $34,620 340 — View profile →
▶Dishwashers $29,160 230 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $46,560 140 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $51,900 80 — View profile →
▶Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,520 1,480 — View profile →
▶Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,530 450 — View profile →
▶Pest Control Workers $40,280 50 — View profile →
▶Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $35,180 500 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $51,470 60 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $40,470 40 — View profile →
▶Animal Caretakers $28,160 160 — View profile →
▶Amusement and Recreation Attendants $32,580 120 — View profile →
▶Funeral Attendants $35,650 40 — View profile →
▶Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $29,700 170 — View profile →
▶Childcare Workers $29,090 250 — View profile →
▶Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $37,290 140 — View profile →
▶Recreation Workers $33,660 220 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $46,140 610 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $90,580 90 — View profile →
▶Cashiers $28,770 1,790 — View profile →
▶Counter and Rental Clerks $40,300 210 — View profile →
▶Parts Salespersons $35,960 150 — View profile →
▶Retail Salespersons $31,780 1,690 — View profile →
▶Insurance Sales Agents $45,720 90 — View profile →
▶Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $57,410 80 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $56,020 280 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $122,120 N/A — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $66,180 300 — View profile →
▶Real Estate Sales Agents $44,570 N/A — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,960 N/A — View profile →
▶Bill and Account Collectors $33,860 30 — View profile →
▶Billing and Posting Clerks $44,980 110 — View profile →
▶Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $51,620 720 — View profile →
▶Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $46,770 60 — View profile →
▶Tellers $37,840 170 — View profile →
▶Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $42,350 90 — View profile →
▶Customer Service Representatives $37,430 640 — View profile →
▶Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $45,270 60 — View profile →
▶File Clerks $35,400 40 — View profile →
▶Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $29,720 160 — View profile →
▶New Accounts Clerks $36,500 30 — View profile →
▶Order Clerks $35,600 40 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $51,950 50 — View profile →
▶Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,940 370 — View profile →
▶Information and Record Clerks, All Other $43,840 60 — View profile →
▶Couriers and Messengers $39,340 50 — View profile →
▶Public Safety Telecommunicators $46,380 80 — View profile →
▶Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $38,900 140 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Clerks $58,150 50 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Carriers $62,390 170 — View profile →
▶Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $61,240 230 — View profile →
▶Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $40,930 390 — View profile →
▶Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $66,690 130 — View profile →
▶Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $37,700 30 — View profile →
▶Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $39,820 310 — View profile →
▶Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,100 700 — View profile →
▶Office Clerks, General $42,420 1,480 — View profile →
▶Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $49,100 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $65,630 N/A — View profile →
▶Carpenters $47,580 340 — View profile →
▶Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $45,500 40 — View profile →
▶Construction Laborers $41,670 N/A — View profile →
▶Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $50,030 N/A — View profile →
▶Electricians $62,490 270 — View profile →
▶Painters, Construction and Maintenance $39,490 50 — View profile →
▶Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $53,340 N/A — View profile →
▶Sheet Metal Workers $37,780 40 — View profile →
▶Construction and Building Inspectors $62,660 110 — View profile →
▶Highway Maintenance Workers $49,400 100 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $74,100 420 — View profile →
▶Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $50,740 90 — View profile →
▶Automotive Body and Related Repairers $54,330 100 — View profile →
▶Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $48,500 440 — View profile →
▶Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists N/A 440 — View profile →
▶Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $58,910 50 — View profile →
▶Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $50,030 190 — View profile →
▶Industrial Machinery Mechanics $65,150 330 — View profile →
▶Maintenance Workers, Machinery $57,580 30 — View profile →
▶Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $84,840 50 — View profile →
▶Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $51,670 50 — View profile →
▶Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $48,040 930 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,620 90 — View profile →
▶Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $41,690 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $77,800 490 — View profile →
▶Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $38,570 560 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $45,950 2,450 — View profile →
▶Butchers and Meat Cutters $36,370 40 — View profile →
▶Machinists $59,920 230 — View profile →
▶Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $57,650 250 — View profile →
▶Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $29,390 80 — View profile →
▶Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $47,360 N/A — View profile →
▶Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators N/A 110 — View profile →
▶Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,430 30 — View profile →
▶Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,040 80 — View profile →
▶Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $42,970 50 — View profile →
▶Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $46,080 320 — View profile →
▶Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $44,220 130 — View profile →
▶Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $51,800 300 — View profile →
▶Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $47,870 100 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Production Workers $36,830 40 — View profile →
▶Production Workers, All Other $41,580 100 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $55,370 270 — View profile →
▶Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $53,980 920 — View profile →
▶Light Truck Drivers $35,580 420 — View profile →
▶Bus Drivers, School $47,970 300 — View profile →
▶Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $34,520 150 — View profile →
▶Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $29,080 N/A — View profile →
▶Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $39,380 250 — View profile →
▶Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $29,950 100 — View profile →
▶Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $46,440 1,310 — View profile →
▶Packers and Packagers, Hand $33,930 170 — View profile →
▶Stockers and Order Fillers $34,880 1,520 — View profile →
▶Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $36,160 130 — View profile →