How much do Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Percentile spread

For Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $40,230 and the 90th percentile is $130,000. The difference is $89,770, which is 177.9% 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 $42,210 to the 75th at $110,770, covers $68,560.

The mean annual wage is $70,690, which sits above the median of $50,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 28.6% lower than the national median of $70,720 for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,845, which is 26.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.9% lower than the North Carolina median of $78,690.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other at $51,845 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Fayetteville, NC is 103 miles away, with a median of $114,130 and employment of 60. That median is 126.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,084, against $51,845 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 136 miles away, with a median of $109,300 and employment of 50. That median is 116.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,930, against $51,845 here.

Employment share

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (30 of 1,358,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.28 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.