SOC 13-1075 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $78,120. The 10th percentile is $53,370 and the 90th percentile is $116,850. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$78,120

10th percentile
$53,370
25th percentile
$57,930
Median
$78,120
75th percentile
$80,630
90th percentile
$116,850
Mean
$78,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Labor Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $53,370 and the 90th percentile is $116,850. The difference is $63,480, which is 81.3% 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 $57,930 to the 75th at $80,630, covers $22,700.

The mean annual wage is $78,980, which sits above the median of $78,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 18.1% lower than the national median of $95,420 for Labor Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,587, which is 16.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $86,270.

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 $78,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Labor Relations Specialists at $79,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Labor Relations Specialists. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 8 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).).

  • Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $76,780 and employment of 50. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,679, against $79,587 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $76,680 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,309, against $79,587 here.
  • Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $99,390 and employment of 250. That median is 27.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,566, against $79,587 here.

Employment share

Labor Relations Specialists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (50 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (64,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.16 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC · Labor Relations Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $78,120. The 10th percentile is $53,370 and the 90th percentile is $116,850. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Labor Relations Specialists?

The local median is 18.1% lower than the national median of $95,420.

What is Labor Relations Specialists pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,120 is $79,587. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Raleigh-Cary, NC compare with nearby metros for Labor Relations Specialists?

Greensboro-High Point, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $76,780. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.