High paying office and admin jobs in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670 – $90,560130
2Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,390
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040170
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,090 – $80,280230
4Postal Service Clerks$58,150
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36050
5Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,950
Associate's degree
$32,130 – $60,70050
6Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,620
Some college, no degree
$36,750 – $65,000720
7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,660 – $60,18050
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$46,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $67,81060
9Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $48,16080
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,490 – $61,05060
11Billing and Posting Clerks$44,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,150 – $55,420110
12Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,270 – $63,350700
13Information and Record Clerks, All Other$43,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,740 – $59,00060
14Office Clerks, General$42,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,260 – $57,5001,480
15Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$42,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510 – $56,88090
16Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $64,310390
17Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $49,550310
18Couriers and Messengers$39,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,200 – $41,60050
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$38,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $58,850140
20Tellers$37,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,620 – $47,580170
21Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$37,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,430 – $60,73030
22Customer Service Representatives$37,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,380 – $54,240640
23New Accounts Clerks$36,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $54,94030
24Order Clerks$35,600
Some college, no degree
$27,190 – $46,32040
25File Clerks$35,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,620 – $44,58040
26Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,520 – $43,120370
27Bill and Account Collectors$33,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,830 – $52,90030
28Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,820 – $34,150160

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,690	$47,670 – $90,560	130
2	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,390	$42,390 – $81,040	170
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$38,090 – $80,280	230
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,150	$42,600 – $76,360	50
5	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$51,950	$32,130 – $60,700	50
6	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,620	$36,750 – $65,000	720
7	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$38,660 – $60,180	50
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,770	$37,910 – $67,810	60
9	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$37,820 – $48,160	80
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,270	$37,490 – $61,050	60
11	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,980	$38,150 – $55,420	110
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$31,270 – $63,350	700
13	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,840	$30,740 – $59,000	60
14	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,420	$31,260 – $57,500	1,480
15	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,350	$35,510 – $56,880	90
16	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,930	$29,440 – $64,310	390
17	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,820	$36,920 – $49,550	310
18	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,340	$30,200 – $41,600	50
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,900	$36,360 – $58,850	140
20	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,840	$31,620 – $47,580	170
21	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,700	$29,430 – $60,730	30
22	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,430	$29,380 – $54,240	640
23	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,500	$36,500 – $54,940	30
24	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$35,600	$27,190 – $46,320	40
25	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,400	$30,620 – $44,580	40
26	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,940	$27,520 – $43,120	370
27	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,860	$29,830 – $52,900	30
28	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,720	$27,820 – $34,150	160

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