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All Occupations Salary Information in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of all occupations in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$87,280
75th Percentile Wage	$56,390
50th Percentile Wage	$35,370
25th Percentile Wage	$22,790
10th Percentile Wage	$17,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,860.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$41.96
75th Percentile Wage	$27.11
50th Percentile Wage	$17.01
25th Percentile Wage	$10.96
10th Percentile Wage	$8.59

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $41.96. The median hourly salary is $17.01. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.59.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Raleigh-Cary with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,370, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $41,170). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of all occupations in Raleigh-Cary is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill	$41,170
Raleigh-Cary	$35,370
Winston-Salem	$32,640
Greensboro-High Point	$31,330
Fayetteville	$30,610
Wilmington	$30,360
Greenville	$30,070
Asheville	$29,800
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$29,270
Rocky Mount	$28,590
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,400
Burlington	$27,800
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,750
Goldsboro	$27,660
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,640
Jacksonville	$27,270

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina, and the Nation

From Table 4, take note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Raleigh-Cary is higher than that of both state of North Carolina and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Raleigh-Cary ($35,370) is 10.0 percent (10.0%) higher than that in North Carolina ($31,850) and 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
Raleigh-Cary	$35,370
USA	$34,750
North Carolina	$31,850