How much do Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,300 and the 90th percentile is $133,070. The difference is $84,770, which is 110.1% 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 $59,110 to the 75th at $104,770, covers $45,660.

The mean annual wage is $80,520, which sits above the median of $77,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 23.6% higher than the national median of $62,280 for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,446, which is 26% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 56.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $49,200.

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 $77,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other at $78,446 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 3rd of 13 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $49,030. That median is 36.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,250, against $78,446 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $65,940 and employment of 70. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,691, against $78,446 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $53,250 and employment of 50. That median is 30.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,341, against $78,446 here.