SOC 49-9069 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $61,070. The 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $100,670. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$61,070

10th percentile
$42,630
25th percentile
$42,630
Median
$61,070
75th percentile
$82,180
90th percentile
$100,670
Mean
$63,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $100,670. The difference is $58,040, which is 95.0% 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 $42,630 to the 75th at $82,180, covers $39,550.

The mean annual wage is $63,950, which sits above the median of $61,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 11.5% lower than the national median of $68,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,734, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the North Carolina median of $61,070.

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 $61,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at $62,734 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 111 miles away, with a median of $50,340 and employment of 50. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,593, against $62,734 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 138 miles away, with a median of $59,320 and employment of 80. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,434, against $62,734 here.
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $54,300 and employment of 30. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,783, against $62,734 here.

Employment share

Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (70 of 1,358,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (9,400 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $61,070. The 10th percentile is $42,630 and the 90th percentile is $100,670. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?

The local median is 11.5% lower than the national median of $68,990.

What is Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 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 $61,070 is $62,734. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other?

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $50,340. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.