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All Occupations Salary Information in Roanoke, Virginia

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Roanoke, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Roanoke is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$70,950
75th Percentile Wage	$46,630
50th Percentile Wage	$30,990
25th Percentile Wage	$21,620
10th Percentile Wage	$17,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,650.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$34.11
75th Percentile Wage	$22.42
50th Percentile Wage	$14.90
25th Percentile Wage	$10.40
10th Percentile Wage	$8.48

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Roanoke, Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $34.11. The median hourly salary is $14.90. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.48.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,990 in Roanoke is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Roanoke is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Richmond	$35,790
Charlottesville	$34,140
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	$33,500
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	$31,940
Roanoke	$30,990
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,480
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$30,170
Harrisonburg	$29,560
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	$29,480
Lynchburg	$29,070
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$27,910
Danville	$27,840
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$27,060

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Roanoke, Virginia, and the Nation

From Table 4, note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Roanoke is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Virginia and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Roanoke ($30,990) is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in Virginia ($36,630) and 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Virginia	$36,630
USA	$34,750
Roanoke	$30,990