How much do Business Operations Specialists, All Other make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

Percentile spread

For Business Operations Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $78,560, which is 116.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,160 to the 75th at $82,490, covers $33,330.

The mean annual wage is $69,970, which sits above the median of $67,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $83,050 for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,473, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% lower than the Virginia median of $85,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 92.710, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Operations Specialists, All Other at $72,473 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 16th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Roanoke, VA is 34 miles away, with a median of $65,190 and employment of 890. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,634, against $72,473 here.
• Beckley, WV is 64 miles away, with a median of $67,200 and employment of 210. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,045, against $72,473 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 1,500. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,055, against $72,473 here.