How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in Fayetteville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $51,170 and the 90th percentile is $94,360. The difference is $43,190, which is 69.9% 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 $53,060 to the 75th at $94,360, covers $41,300.

The mean annual wage is $69,340, which sits above the median of $61,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $61,560 for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,146, which is 9.1% higher 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 $61,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $67,146 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 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. Fayetteville, NC ranks 5th 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).).

• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $70,080 and employment of 80. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,396, against $67,146 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 66 miles away, with a median of $73,230 and employment of 70. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,052, against $67,146 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 82 miles away, with a median of $61,610 and employment of 50. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,344, against $67,146 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (40 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.