SOC 17-3029 · Fayetteville, NC metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Fayetteville, NC

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Fayetteville, North Carolina is $87,240 a year ($41.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,930: half of the 60 people in this job in the Fayetteville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$87,240average per year

$41.94 / hourMedian $84,930Take-home ≈ $67,231

  • $70K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
+8%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 11North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Fayetteville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $111,050 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Fayetteville earn between $78,870 and $98,700.

  • $70K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $85KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $111K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$87,240$7,270$41.94
Median$84,930$7,078$40.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,870$6,572$37.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,700$8,225$47.45

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Fayetteville

On the average salary of $87,240, a single filer in Fayetteville takes home about $67,231 a year, or $5,603 a month and $2,586 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Fayetteville a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fayetteville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.0), so the average $87,240 buys what about $94,849 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Fayetteville ($45,620). A typical home costs $259,183, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other North Carolina cities

Fayetteville ranks 1st of 11 North Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Fayetteville: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Fayetteville?

$41.94 an hour on average, and $40.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Fayetteville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Fayetteville?

About $67,231 a year ($5,603 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $87,240.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Fayetteville than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Fayetteville, NC (22180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.18, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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