How much do Tree Trimmers and Pruners make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For Tree Trimmers and Pruners, the published 10th percentile is $36,280 and the 90th percentile is $72,250. The difference is $35,970, which is 59.1% 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 $41,040 to the 75th at $60,860, covers $19,820.

The mean annual wage is $56,230, which sits below the median of $60,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 19.4% higher than the national median of $50,960 for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,374, which is 22.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.5% higher than the North Carolina median of $48,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $62,374 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 1st of 9 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 39 miles away, with a median of $50,040 and employment of 260. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,980, against $62,374 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $47,570 and employment of 110. That median is 21.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,682, against $62,374 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 111 miles away, with a median of $46,750. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,024, against $62,374 here.