Chief Executive Salary Information in Roanoke, Virginia

The annual and hourly salary statistics of chief executives in Roanoke, Virginia are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of chief executives 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 Chief Executives in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage
No Data
75th Percentile Wage
$186,840
50th Percentile Wage
$135,250
25th Percentile Wage
$93,610
10th Percentile Wage
$61,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $186,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,330.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of Chief Executives in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage
No Data
75th Percentile Wage
$89.83
50th Percentile Wage
$65.03
25th Percentile Wage
$45.01
10th Percentile Wage
$29.49

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for chief executives in Roanoke, Virginia. The average hourly salary for the 75th percentile wage is $89.83. The median hourly salary is $65.03. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29.49.

Table 3. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,250 in Roanoke is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Roanoke is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 32.6 percent (32.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$182,840
Harrisonburg
$160,900
Lynchburg
$138,300
Charlottesville
$135,700
Roanoke
$135,250
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$124,160
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$120,920
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$117,840
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$105,530
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$105,130
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$104,720
Danville
$91,170

Table 4. Comparison of Chief Executive Salary in Roanoke, Virginia, and the Nation

From Table 4, note that the median annual salary of chief executives in Roanoke is higher than that of state of Virginia and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of chief executives in Roanoke ($135,250) is 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in Virginia ($0) and 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the United States ($168,140).

Region Median annual Salary
USA
$168,140
Roanoke
$135,250
Virginia
$0