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Salaries in Roanoke, VA

97K residents · Roanoke, VA metro area

Roanoke, VA is part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Roanoke, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.

Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Virginia is $55,690. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.

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Hourly
$31.25
Daily
$250
Weekly
$1,250
Bi-weekly
$2,500
Monthly
$5,417
Annual
$65,000

Top-paying jobs in Roanoke

Most common jobs in Roanoke

OccupationMedian annualEmployment
Registered Nurses$80,0904.7K
Retail Salespersons$30,4404.2K
Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,7203.6K
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,9003.6K
Cashiers$29,0603.4K
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,8903.3K
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,1803.1K
General and Operations Managers$98,1403.1K
Customer Service Representatives$45,5002.8K
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,4302.8K
Nursing Assistants$38,9602.4K
Waiters and Waitresses$37,3802.2K
Office Clerks, General$43,3502.2K
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,5402.2K
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,8802.1K
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,2701.6K
Cooks, Restaurant$34,9201.6K
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,8001.5K
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,0101.4K
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,6901.4K
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,8801.4K
Security Guards$36,9001.3K
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,3601.3K
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,9501.3K
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,1001.2K
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,4201.2K
Construction Laborers$38,1501.2K
Accountants and Auditors$77,2401.2K
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,4401.1K
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,9301.1K

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