The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $65,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,480 | 5.18% | 14.91% |
| 2021 | $78,210 | -24.69% | - |
| 2020 | $97,520 | 2.35% | - |
| 2019 | $95,230 | -1.33% | - |
| 2018 | $96,500 | 0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $95,910 | -0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $96,540 | 24.73% | - |
| 2015 | $72,670 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $70,590 | 6.80% | - |
| 2013 | $65,790 | -6.67% | - |
| 2012 | $70,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,480 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 32.1 percent (32.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Staunton-Waynesboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro |