Blacksburg, VA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$81,518

Total DOL Filings

1,268

Companies Hiring

146

Cost of Living Index

100.7

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Blacksburg, VA$81,518

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Blacksburg, VA is 33.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Blacksburg

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	1,029	$69,000	Other
TORC Robotics, Inc	65	$139,007	Other
Rackspace US, Inc.	32	$105,000	Other
Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC	21	$97,500	Other
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	14	$87,804	Other
Sentek Instrument, LLC	12	$80,000	Other
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & SRARE UNIVERSITY	10	$54,000	Other
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC	9	$136,400	Other
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	8	$131,051	Other
NEW RIVER VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES	8	$170,000	Other
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE &AMP; STATE UNIVERSITY	8	$38,688	Other
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University d/b/a Virginia Tech	7	$85,000	Other
PHOENIX INTEGRATION INC.	5	$60,685	Other
Jensen Hughes	4	$87,907	Other
LI INDUSTRIES, INC.	4	$89,658	Other
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	4	$105,645	Other
Microsoft Corporation	4	$137,503	Other
POWER HUB VENTURES LLC	3	$72,457	Other
EDWARD VIA VIRGINIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE	3	$68,432	Other
Damon B Thompson DDS. P.C.	3	$208,000	Other
Block.one LLC	3	$120,000	Other
Persistent Systems Inc.	3	$77,979	Other
KEMPHARM, INC.	3	$76,000	Other
MODEA, LLC	3	$110,050	Other
Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC	2	$92,490	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Blacksburg

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$170,000	+64.6%	21
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	+7.2%	9
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,000	-24.7%	9
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,000	-27.5%	56
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,000	-27.1%	17
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$90,000	-25%	5
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,010	-1.2%	13
Operations Research Analysts	$75,000	-39.1%	6
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,000	-25.3%	9
Electrical Engineers	$74,000	-39.5%	14
Industrial Engineers	$69,966	-30%	9
Mathematicians	$68,611	-51.7%	12
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$67,084	-34%	7
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,364	-35.3%	9
Statisticians	$62,970	-38.2%	8
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,250	-25.5%	6
Instructional Coordinators	$61,000	-24.3%	9
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,328	-9.4%	18
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$50,000	-21.2%	6
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$49,608	-47.3%	5

BLS Wage Survey Data - Virginia

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Virginia.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Family Medicine Physicians	$219,500	3,480
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$219,460	70
Nurse Anesthetists	$199,960	980
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$192,870	18,740
Pediatricians, General	$189,070	1,220
Dermatologists	$187,150	N/A
Air Traffic Controllers	$185,890	1,130
Dentists, General	$182,570	3,890
Marketing Managers	$177,250	7,170
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$176,950	4,230

Salary Trend in Blacksburg, VA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Blacksburg, VA has a cost of living index of 100.7, which is 0.7% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $99,305 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$170,000	$168,818
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,000	$109,235
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,000	$95,333
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,000	$91,360
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,000	$90,367

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Popular Salary Pages in Blacksburg, VA

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Biological Scientists, All Other Business Teachers, Postsecondary Biochemists and Biophysicists Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Blacksburg, VA