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title: "Average Salary in Roanoke, VA"
description: "Mean $60,590, median $47,140 in the Roanoke metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, VA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $60,590, median $47,140 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 153,980 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $50,350.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,780 |
| 25th | $35,700 |
| 50th | $47,140 |
| 75th | $68,640 |
| 90th | $100,390 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 93.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 78.5 |
| Goods | 96.8 |
| Utilities | 88.9 |
| Other services | 98.6 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $220,750
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $219,610
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $172,410
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $166,670
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $160,310
- [Public Relations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-relations-manager): $158,640
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $157,600
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $153,590
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $150,220
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $148,240

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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