How much do Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,460 and the 90th percentile is $58,400. The difference is $20,940, which is 43.7% 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 $39,830 to the 75th at $58,390, covers $18,560.

The mean annual wage is $48,710, which sits above the median of $47,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 10.2% lower than the national median of $53,350 for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,820, which is 8.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $48,090.

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 $47,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians at $48,820 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 2nd of 2 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 138 miles away, with a median of $52,990 and employment of 70. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,434, against $48,820 here.

Employment share

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (80 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.40 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.