Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · SOC 17-3023
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $73,100 per year ($35.14 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $51,080 at the 10th percentile to $107,580 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in the Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $73,100 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $62,730 and $90,470.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $51,080 | $62,730 | $73,100 | $90,470 | $107,580 |
| Hourly | $24.56 | $30.16 | $35.14 | $43.49 | $51.72 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$73,100 median for Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $62,730 to $90,470
- Virginiastate$79,540 median for Virginia; middle half earns $64,210 to $102,920
- United Statesnational$78,190 median for United States; middle half earns $61,610 to $97,650
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs Virginia overall and −7% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$73,100 median for Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $62,730 to $90,470
- $96,870 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $70,770 to $113,840
- $85,510 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $65,000 to $110,950
- $77,910 median for Lynchburg metro area; middle half earns $60,760 to $91,270
- $77,740 median for Roanoke metro area; middle half earns $62,120 to $87,670
- $74,100 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $61,150 to $84,680
- $61,460 median for Blacksburg metro area; middle half earns $51,670 to $71,860
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.