SOC 43-4141 · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro

New Accounts Clerks Salary in Blacksburg, VA

The average salary for new accounts clerks in Blacksburg, Virginia is $41,250 a year ($19.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,500: half of the 30 people in this job in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($49,370).

$41,250average per year

$19.83 / hourMedian $36,500Take-home ≈ $33,767

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Virginia metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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New Accounts Clerks pay range in Blacksburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,940 or more. The middle half of new accounts clerks in Blacksburg earn between $36,500 and $45,790.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,250$3,438$19.83
Median$36,500$3,042$17.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,500$3,042$17.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,790$3,816$22.01

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

New Accounts Clerks pay in Blacksburg vs. Virginia and the U.S.

New accounts clerks in Blacksburg earn 15% less than the Virginia average ($48,440) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($49,370). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $47,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Blacksburg$41,250$36,500$36,500$54,94030
Virginia$48,440$46,350$38,100$58,410640
United States$49,370$47,670$38,180$60,91036,860

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

New Accounts Clerks salary after taxes in Blacksburg

On the average salary of $41,250, a single filer in Blacksburg takes home about $33,767 a year, or $2,814 a month and $1,299 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Blacksburg a good place for new accounts clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Blacksburg area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $41,250 buys what about $44,494 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Blacksburg ($48,120). A typical home costs $291,346, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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New Accounts Clerks salary in other Virginia cities

Blacksburg ranks 4th of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($50,410).

All New Accounts Clerks salaries in Virginia

Highest-paying cities for new accounts clerks

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,190).

New Accounts Clerks salary by city

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New Accounts Clerks salary in Blacksburg: questions

How much do new accounts clerks make an hour in Blacksburg?

$19.83 an hour on average, and $17.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level new accounts clerks salary in Blacksburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the new accounts clerks take-home pay in Blacksburg?

About $33,767 a year ($2,814 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,250.

Do new accounts clerks earn more in Blacksburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($49,370).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4141; area Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA (13980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.73, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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