How much do Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products make in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA?

Percentile spread

For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, the published 10th percentile is $68,070 and the 90th percentile is $173,080. The difference is $105,010, which is 86.0% 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 $83,190 to the 75th at $123,130, covers $39,940.

The mean annual wage is $114,170, which sits below the median of $122,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA median is 16.4% higher than the national median of $104,920 for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,723, which is 25.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the Virginia median of $128,270.

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 $122,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products at $131,723 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 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, 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).).

• Roanoke, VA is 34 miles away, with a median of $92,830 and employment of 120. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,158, against $131,723 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 73 miles away, with a median of $98,090 and employment of 150. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,570, against $131,723 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 74 miles away, with a median of $122,560 and employment of 120. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,148, against $131,723 here.