The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sales 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 | $108,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $115,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $120,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales 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 $175,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $108,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $120,960 | 14.86% | 33.95% |
| 2021 | $102,980 | 12.47% | - |
| 2020 | $90,140 | 8.32% | - |
| 2015 | $82,640 | -1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $84,080 | 3.48% | - |
| 2013 | $81,150 | 1.55% | - |
| 2012 | $79,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $120,960 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for sales engineers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of sales engineers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Roanoke and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lynchburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg |