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

Percentile spread

For Psychologists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $91,730 and the 90th percentile is $169,980. The difference is $78,250, which is 51.3% 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 $134,300 to the 75th at $165,630, covers $31,330.

The mean annual wage is $138,860, which sits below the median of $152,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 37.6% higher than the national median of $110,840 for Psychologists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $158,073, which is 42.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.7% higher than the North Carolina median of $126,440.

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 $152,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychologists, All Other at $158,073 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychologists, All Other. Asheville, NC ranks 1st of 7 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).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 105 miles away, with a median of $146,850 and employment of 90. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $150,851, against $158,073 here.
• Columbia, SC is 137 miles away, with a median of $130,580 and employment of 40. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,416, against $158,073 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 153 miles away, with a median of $113,810 and employment of 40. That median is 25.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,837, against $158,073 here.

Employment share

Psychologists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (60 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.74 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.