How much do Baggage Porters and Bellhops make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Baggage Porters and Bellhops, the published 10th percentile is $27,810 and the 90th percentile is $36,710. The difference is $8,900, which is 25.0% 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 $35,580 to the 75th at $36,710, covers $1,130.

The mean annual wage is $35,040, which sits below the median of $35,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 4% lower than the national median of $37,080 for Baggage Porters and Bellhops. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,868, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the North Carolina median of $32,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Baggage Porters and Bellhops at $36,868 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Baggage Porters and Bellhops. Asheville, NC ranks 1st of 5 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 105 miles away, with a median of $33,120 and employment of 290. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,022, against $36,868 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 153 miles away, with a median of $26,290 and employment of 50. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,606, against $36,868 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 158 miles away, with a median of $31,140 and employment of 70. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,533, against $36,868 here.

Employment share

Baggage Porters and Bellhops accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (30 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.