Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Blacksburg, VA

The median web developer wage in the Blacksburg area is $41.67 an hour, 6% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $50–$85 an hour — $900–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$900–$1,550

About 18 hours at $50–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Blacksburg. Plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Blacksburg

Median web developer wage
$41.67/hr
$86,700 a year
Freelance rate
$50–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
60 of 191
with published data
Blacksburg areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$41.67$42.4850
Web and digital interface designers$22.80$25.0840

BLS area: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Blacksburg against Virginia and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Blacksburg area$41.67$50–$85
Virginia$61.72$75–$125
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Blacksburg

At $50–$85 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$105
Five-page business site$900–$1,550$45–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,100–$1,850$45–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,950–$3,300$45–$105
Small online shop$1,550–$2,650$45–$105

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Blacksburg?+

The median web developer wage in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area is $41.67 an hour, about $86,700 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 32% below the Virginia figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Blacksburg?+

About $50–$85 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Blacksburg?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Blacksburg area costs about $900–$1,550, plus $45–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Blacksburg?+

BLS counts 50 employed web developers and 40 web and digital interface designers in the Blacksburg metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.