How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $77,650 and the 90th percentile is $121,790. The difference is $44,140, which is 48.4% 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 $79,420 to the 75th at $93,310, covers $13,890.

The mean annual wage is $95,900, which sits above the median of $91,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 29.9% lower than the national median of $130,220 for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,543, which is 27.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.3% lower than the North Carolina median of $115,920.

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 $91,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronics Engineers, Except Computer at $94,543 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. Asheville, NC ranks 11th of 12 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).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $101,710 and employment of 200. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,061, against $94,543 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $118,760 and employment of 40. That median is 30.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,432, against $94,543 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $118,020 and employment of 80. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,494, against $94,543 here.

Employment share

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (110 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (96,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.