SOC 53-6099 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Transportation Workers, 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 Transportation Workers, All Other in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $43,660. The 10th percentile is $43,290 and the 90th percentile is $81,050. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$43,660

10th percentile
$43,290
25th percentile
$43,290
Median
$43,660
75th percentile
$61,050
90th percentile
$81,050
Mean
$53,930

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Transportation Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $43,290 and the 90th percentile is $81,050. The difference is $37,760, which is 86.5% 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 $43,290 to the 75th at $61,050, covers $17,760.

The mean annual wage is $53,930, which sits above the median of $43,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $45,650 for Transportation Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,849, which is 1.8% 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 $43,660.

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 $43,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation Workers, All Other at $44,849 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation Workers, All Other. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 3 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 115 miles away, with a median of $40,340 and employment of 80. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,878, against $44,849 here.
  • Knoxville, TN is 197 miles away, with a median of $34,390 and employment of 210. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,151, against $44,849 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Transportation Workers, 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 Transportation Workers, All Other make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Transportation Workers, All Other in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $43,660. The 10th percentile is $43,290 and the 90th percentile is $81,050.

How does that compare with the national median for Transportation Workers, All Other?

The local median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $45,650.

What is Transportation Workers, 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 $43,660 is $44,849. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC compare with nearby metros for Transportation Workers, All Other?

Johnson City, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 115 miles away, at $40,340. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.