How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $64,140. The difference is $25,780, which is 54.4% 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 $38,360 to the 75th at $60,310, covers $21,950.

The mean annual wage is $51,150, which sits above the median of $47,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 6.9% lower than the national median of $50,890 for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,249, which is 5.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.1% lower than the North Carolina median of $61,580.

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 $47,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other at $48,249 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 11th of 14 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).).

• Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $42,850 and employment of 270. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,587, against $48,249 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $48,770 and employment of 200. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,517, against $48,249 here.
• Jacksonville, NC is 87 miles away, with a median of $44,030 and employment of 130. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,815, against $48,249 here.