SOC 19-4012 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Agricultural Technicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Agricultural Technicians in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $51,540. The 10th percentile is $41,350 and the 90th percentile is $66,810. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$51,540
- 10th percentile
- $41,350
- 25th percentile
- $50,310
- Median
- $51,540
- 75th percentile
- $56,790
- 90th percentile
- $66,810
- Mean
- $53,690
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Agricultural Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $41,350 and the 90th percentile is $66,810. The difference is $25,460, which is 49.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,310 to the 75th at $56,790, covers $6,480.
The mean annual wage is $53,690, which sits above the median of $51,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 3.8% higher than the national median of $49,630 for Agricultural Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,508, which is 5.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.1% higher than the North Carolina median of $51,470.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Technicians at $52,508 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Agricultural Technicians. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 138 miles away, with a median of $41,030. That median is 20.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,148, against $52,508 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC · Agricultural Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Agricultural Technicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Agricultural Technicians in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $51,540. The 10th percentile is $41,350 and the 90th percentile is $66,810.
How does that compare with the national median for Agricultural Technicians?
The local median is 3.8% higher than the national median of $49,630.
What is Agricultural Technicians pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,540 is $52,508. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Raleigh-Cary, NC compare with nearby metros for Agricultural Technicians?
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 138 miles away, at $41,030. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.