How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $128,370 and the 90th percentile is $182,000. The difference is $53,630, which is 41.8% 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 $128,370 to the 75th at $162,910, covers $34,540.

The mean annual wage is $143,710, which sits above the median of $128,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 8.5% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,780, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $128,370.

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 $128,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $130,780 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $136,990 and employment of 90. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,399, against $130,780 here.
• Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $162,910 and employment of 160. That median is 26.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,476, against $130,780 here.
• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 137 miles away, with a median of $132,870 and employment of 460. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,663, against $130,780 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Research Scientists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (280 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.57 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.