How much do Medical Equipment Preparers make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For Medical Equipment Preparers, the published 10th percentile is $39,250 and the 90th percentile is $53,800. The difference is $14,550, which is 32.9% 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 $39,250 to the 75th at $48,770, covers $9,520.

The mean annual wage is $45,790, which sits above the median of $44,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 7.3% lower than the national median of $47,700 for Medical Equipment Preparers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,331, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the North Carolina median of $45,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Equipment Preparers at $45,331 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Equipment Preparers. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 9th of 18 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 39 miles away, with a median of $45,590 and employment of 190. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,093, against $45,331 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $46,630 and employment of 320. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,506, against $45,331 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 66 miles away, with a median of $37,890 and employment of 40. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,195, against $45,331 here.