How much do Helpers--Carpenters make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $32,030 and the 90th percentile is $48,680. The difference is $16,650, which is 44.6% 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 $35,270 to the 75th at $42,930, covers $7,660.

The mean annual wage is $39,130, which sits above the median of $37,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 14.7% lower than the national median of $43,780 for Helpers--Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,061, which is 13.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $40,540.

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 $37,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Carpenters at $38,061 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Carpenters. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 9th of 10 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).).

• Wilmington, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $40,650 and employment of 40. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,158, against $38,061 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $42,400 and employment of 30. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,065, against $38,061 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 119 miles away, with a median of $40,110 and employment of 40. That median is 7.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,884, against $38,061 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Carpenters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (150 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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.