How much do Food Batchmakers make in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA?

Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $51,150. The difference is $14,500, which is 36.0% 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 $40,250 to the 75th at $51,150, covers $10,900.

The mean annual wage is $44,510, which sits above the median of $40,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,169, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Virginia median of $41,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 91.128, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $44,169 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA ranks 9th of 22 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).).

• Harrisonburg, VA is 27 miles away, with a median of $66,330 and employment of 200. That median is 64.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,901, against $44,169 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 33 miles away, with a median of $46,860 and employment of 30. That median is 16.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,264, against $44,169 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 75 miles away, with a median of $38,300 and employment of 240. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,911, against $44,169 here.