How much do Photographers make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $32,100 and the 90th percentile is $55,360. The difference is $23,260, which is 66.2% 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 $32,830 to the 75th at $39,840, covers $7,010.

The mean annual wage is $41,110, which sits above the median of $35,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 21.4% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,392, which is 18.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.4% lower than the North Carolina median of $37,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $36,392 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. Asheville, NC ranks 13th of 14 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).).

• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $44,840 and employment of 30. That median is 27.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,675, against $36,392 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $39,730 and employment of 120. That median is 13.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,601, against $36,392 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 68 miles away, with a median of $36,950 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,582, against $36,392 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (160 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.66 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.