How much do Model Makers, Metal and Plastic make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Model Makers, Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $39,710 and the 90th percentile is $60,630. The difference is $20,920, which is 45.7% 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 $39,990 to the 75th at $55,730, covers $15,740.

The mean annual wage is $48,830, which sits above the median of $45,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 27.8% lower than the national median of $63,340 for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,619, which is 26.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $45,760.

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 $45,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Model Makers, Metal and Plastic at $46,619 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.