SOC 29-1081 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Podiatrists make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Podiatrists in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $254,570. The 10th percentile is $104,920 and the 90th percentile is $314,130. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$254,570
- 10th percentile
- $104,920
- 25th percentile
- $147,900
- Median
- $254,570
- 75th percentile
- $314,120
- 90th percentile
- $314,130
- Mean
- $242,090
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Podiatrists, the published 10th percentile is $104,920 and the 90th percentile is $314,130. The difference is $209,210, which is 82.2% 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 $147,900 to the 75th at $314,120, covers $166,220.
The mean annual wage is $242,090, which sits below the median of $254,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 58.8% higher than the national median of $160,300 for Podiatrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $261,505, which is 63.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 18.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $215,420.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Carolina, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $254,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Podiatrists at $261,505 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Podiatrists. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 2 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 138 miles away, with a median of $185,800 and employment of 60. That median is 27% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $189,289, against $261,505 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Podiatrists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Podiatrists make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Podiatrists in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $254,570. The 10th percentile is $104,920 and the 90th percentile is $314,130.
How does that compare with the national median for Podiatrists?
The local median is 58.8% higher than the national median of $160,300.
What is Podiatrists pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 97.348, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $254,570 is $261,505. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Podiatrists?
Raleigh-Cary, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 138 miles away, at $185,800. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.