How much do Lodging Managers make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Lodging Managers, the published 10th percentile is $40,150 and the 90th percentile is $105,770. The difference is $65,620, which is 89.3% 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 $55,960 to the 75th at $87,660, covers $31,700.

The mean annual wage is $74,510, which sits above the median of $73,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 6.1% higher than the national median of $69,250 for Lodging Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,151, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% higher than the North Carolina median of $63,860.

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 $73,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lodging Managers at $76,151 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 Lodging Managers. Asheville, NC ranks 3rd 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 $60,070 and employment of 60. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,411, against $76,151 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $62,700 and employment of 80. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,733, against $76,151 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 105 miles away, with a median of $76,520 and employment of 280. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,605, against $76,151 here.

Employment share

Lodging Managers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (100 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.02 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.