How much do Physicians, All Other make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $164,170 and the 90th percentile is $411,580. The difference is $247,410, which is 68.7% 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 $264,180 to the 75th at $362,380, covers $98,200.

The mean annual wage is $316,270, which sits below the median of $360,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 35.4% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $373,044, which is 40.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 38.3% higher than the North Carolina median of $260,330.

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 $360,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $373,044 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Asheville, NC ranks 4th of 28 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $280,260 and employment of 320. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $318,738, against $373,044 here.
• Morristown, TN is 57 miles away, with a median of $267,730 and employment of 30. That median is 25.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $310,002, against $373,044 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $313,460 and employment of 380. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $354,248, against $373,044 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.56% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (1,020 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.56 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.