The annual salary statistics of legislators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $90,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $18,300 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $18,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,300 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |