SOC 51-8012 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Power Distributors and Dispatchers 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 Power Distributors and Dispatchers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $98,800. The 10th percentile is $66,160 and the 90th percentile is $98,800. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$98,800

10th percentile
$66,160
25th percentile
$84,600
Median
$98,800
75th percentile
$98,800
90th percentile
$98,800
Mean
$92,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Power Distributors and Dispatchers, the published 10th percentile is $66,160 and the 90th percentile is $98,800. The difference is $32,640, which is 33.0% 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 $84,600 to the 75th at $98,800, covers $14,200.

The mean annual wage is $92,380, which sits below the median of $98,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $106,730 for Power Distributors and Dispatchers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,492, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.3% higher than the North Carolina median of $90,420.

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 $98,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Distributors and Dispatchers at $101,492 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Power Distributors and Dispatchers. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Columbia, SC is 76 miles away, with a median of $101,010 and employment of 80. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,845, against $101,492 here.
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $88,150 and employment of 30. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,310, against $101,492 here.
  • Knoxville, TN is 197 miles away, with a median of $77,440 and employment of 50. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,657, against $101,492 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Power Distributors and Dispatchers 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 Power Distributors and Dispatchers make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Power Distributors and Dispatchers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $98,800. The 10th percentile is $66,160 and the 90th percentile is $98,800.

How does that compare with the national median for Power Distributors and Dispatchers?

The local median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $106,730.

What is Power Distributors and Dispatchers 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 $98,800 is $101,492. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Power Distributors and Dispatchers?

Columbia, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 76 miles away, at $101,010. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.