Accountant salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA

Pay in Blacksburg-Christiansburg against Virginia and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $124,910, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in Blacksburg-Christiansburg earns $60,410–$99,250. The mean ($82,960) is 11% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $38,840 wide, against $49,260 across Virginia and $42,790 nationally: employers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $24,450 over the median, the 25th only $14,390 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $31,548 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Blacksburg-Christiansburg, and the Virginia statewide median of $93,290 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg

At the $74,800 median, a local hire costs about $96,516 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,716 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Blacksburg-Christiansburg

Of the 16 roles we track in Blacksburg-Christiansburg, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($85,070); recruiters come next at $69,880.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #7 of the 16 roles we track in Blacksburg-Christiansburg (-10.6%), between virtual receptionists (-8.1%) and executive assistants (-12.9%). The typical role here is at -13.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 10.1% of the jobs in the 15 of these roles with a job count in Blacksburg-Christiansburg, 12.1% across Virginia and 10.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Virginia

Across the 13 areas of Virginia with data for this job, the median runs from $74,800 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg to $84,220 in Richmond, a gap of $9,420 a year. All 8 areas in Virginia with more accountants than Blacksburg-Christiansburg also pay more, among them Richmond, VA ($84,220) and Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC ($79,450).

Blacksburg-Christiansburg against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Blacksburg-Christiansburg is #358 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Virginia, Traverse City and Macon-Bibb County pay just above Blacksburg-Christiansburg and Punta Gorda and Grand Forks just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Blacksburg-Christiansburg. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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