How much do Electrical Engineers make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $65,700 and the 90th percentile is $150,020. The difference is $84,320, which is 83.6% 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 $85,840 to the 75th at $131,770, covers $45,930.

The mean annual wage is $108,320, which sits above the median of $100,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $108,834, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Virginia median of $119,030.

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 $100,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $108,834 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 21st of 26 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 $108,930 and employment of 270. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,356, against $108,834 here.
• Beckley, WV is 64 miles away, with a median of $123,450 and employment of 40. That median is 22.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,698, against $108,834 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $91,180 and employment of 210. That median is 9.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,062, against $108,834 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA (130 of 74,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.