SOC 41-1012 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $90,580. The 10th percentile is $46,060 and the 90th percentile is $168,820. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$90,580

10th percentile
$46,060
25th percentile
$61,820
Median
$90,580
75th percentile
$118,590
90th percentile
$168,820
Mean
$98,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $46,060 and the 90th percentile is $168,820. The difference is $122,760, which is 135.5% 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 $61,820 to the 75th at $118,590, covers $56,770.

The mean annual wage is $98,390, which sits above the median of $90,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $87,520 for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,703, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% lower than the Virginia median of $98,170.

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 $90,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers at $97,703 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 8th of 30 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 $87,630 and employment of 360. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,604, against $97,703 here.
  • Beckley, WV is 64 miles away, with a median of $62,970 and employment of 40. That median is 30.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,258, against $97,703 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $80,310 and employment of 500. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,253, against $97,703 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA (90 of 74,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (214,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $90,580. The 10th percentile is $46,060 and the 90th percentile is $168,820. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers?

The local median is 3.5% higher than the national median of $87,520.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers pay in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 92.710, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $90,580 is $97,703. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers?

Roanoke, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $87,630. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA ranks 8th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.