How much do First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, the published 10th percentile is $48,250 and the 90th percentile is $112,270. The difference is $64,020, which is 97.5% 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 $56,400 to the 75th at $79,210, covers $22,810.

The mean annual wage is $72,600, which sits above the median of $65,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 17.9% lower than the national median of $79,920 for First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,791, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.5% lower than the Virginia median of $78,640.

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 $65,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers at $70,791 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 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 29th 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 $66,660 and employment of 980. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,204, against $70,791 here.
• Beckley, WV is 64 miles away, with a median of $97,250 and employment of 340. That median is 48.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,050, against $70,791 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $74,360 and employment of 1,500. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,788, against $70,791 here.