The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $43,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $73,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,340.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,530 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 47.5 percent (47.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Roanoke.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Danville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke |