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Electrical Engineer Salary in Roanoke, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Roanoke, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers in Roanoke is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Electrical Engineers in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,180
25th Percentile Wage
$76,090
50th Percentile Wage
$95,160
75th Percentile Wage
$107,160
90th Percentile Wage
$127,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,180.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$95,160
16.05% 13.13%
2021
$79,890
-20.54% -
2020
$96,300
1.78% -
2019
$94,590
21.65% -
2018
$74,110
1.43% -
2017
$73,050
1.68% -
2016
$71,820
-22.97% -
2015
$88,320
5.26% -
2014
$83,670
-0.65% -
2013
$84,210
1.83% -
2012
$82,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,160 in Roanoke is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Roanoke is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Staunton-Waynesboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$121,490
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$110,490
Richmond
$102,220
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$100,310
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$97,660
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$96,920
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$96,030
Roanoke
$95,160
Charlottesville
$94,370
Lynchburg
$86,140
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$82,480
Harrisonburg
$69,220
Staunton-Waynesboro
$64,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Roanoke, Virginia.