How much do Cost Estimators make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

Percentile spread

For Cost Estimators, the published 10th percentile is $46,000 and the 90th percentile is $113,210. The difference is $67,210, which is 100.3% 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 $60,560 to the 75th at $83,320, covers $22,760.

The mean annual wage is $74,070, which sits above the median of $67,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $78,740 for Cost Estimators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,312, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% lower than the Virginia median of $80,530.

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 $67,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cost Estimators at $72,312 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 Cost Estimators. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 26th 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 $71,320 and employment of 190. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,182, against $72,312 here.
• Beckley, WV is 64 miles away, with a median of $53,470 and employment of 40. That median is 20.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,508, against $72,312 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $71,220 and employment of 540. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,377, against $72,312 here.