How much do Orderlies make in Fayetteville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $33,010 and the 90th percentile is $43,440. The difference is $10,430, which is 31.6% 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 $33,010 to the 75th at $37,430, covers $4,420.

The mean annual wage is $35,400, which sits above the median of $33,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 13.8% lower than the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,889, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.7% lower than the North Carolina median of $38,680.

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 $33,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $35,889 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orderlies. Fayetteville, NC ranks 8th of 9 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 $37,930 and employment of 190. That median is 14.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,642, against $35,889 here.
• Florence, SC is 77 miles away, with a median of $29,430 and employment of 140. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,916, against $35,889 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 82 miles away, with a median of $39,680 and employment of 100. That median is 20.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,729, against $35,889 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (70 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.58 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.