The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreation workers 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $40,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,150 | 11.09% | 25.89% |
| 2021 | $23,250 | 2.80% | - |
| 2020 | $22,600 | 8.72% | - |
| 2019 | $20,630 | 4.41% | - |
| 2018 | $19,720 | 3.96% | - |
| 2017 | $18,940 | -13.57% | - |
| 2016 | $21,510 | -2.09% | - |
| 2015 | $21,960 | 5.56% | - |
| 2014 | $20,740 | 0.24% | - |
| 2013 | $20,690 | 6.33% | - |
| 2012 | $19,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,150 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |