How much do Airfield Operations Specialists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Airfield Operations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $35,860 and the 90th percentile is $74,030. The difference is $38,170, which is 73.9% 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 $36,480 to the 75th at $59,350, covers $22,870.

The mean annual wage is $54,030, which sits above the median of $51,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $56,850 for Airfield Operations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,589, which is 7.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% higher than the North Carolina median of $45,820.

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 $51,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Airfield Operations Specialists at $52,589 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Airfield Operations Specialists. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $45,750 and employment of 80. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,265, against $52,589 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 138 miles away, with a median of $46,060 and employment of 250. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,315, against $52,589 here.

Employment share

Airfield Operations Specialists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (80 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.