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Chief Executives Salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $208,030. BLS estimates approximately 50 people work in this occupation in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is 2.8% below the national median ($213,990).

Median salary
$208,030
Average salary
$261,490
Median hourly
$100.01
Employment
50

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$104,920$50.44
25th percentile$155,390$74.71
Median (50th)$208,030$100.01
75th percentile$344,030$165.40
90th percentile$428,840$206.18

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 5% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 7.5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.732
Location quotient
0.56

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.71, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $224,388 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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