SOC 51-6021 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary in Raleigh, NC

The average salary for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Raleigh, North Carolina is $31,780 a year ($15.28 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,380: half of the 90 people in this job in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

$31,780average per year

$15.28 / hourMedian $29,380Take-home ≈ $26,956

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  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5North Carolina metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay range in Raleigh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,520 or more. The middle half of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Raleigh earn between $29,080 and $35,580.

  • $25K10th
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  • $29KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,780$2,648$15.28
Median$29,380$2,448$14.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,080$2,423$13.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,580$2,965$17.11

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

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay in Raleigh vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Raleigh earn 4% more than the North Carolina average ($30,470) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($34,640). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $35,060.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Raleigh$31,780$29,380$24,810$37,52090
North Carolina$30,470$29,300$23,230$36,030550
United States$34,640$35,060$27,180$43,05026,120

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary after taxes in Raleigh

On the average salary of $31,780, a single filer in Raleigh takes home about $26,956 a year, or $2,246 a month and $1,037 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Raleigh a good place for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Raleigh area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.2), so the average $31,780 buys what about $32,377 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Raleigh ($51,990). A typical home costs $438,364, or 13.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in other North Carolina cities

Raleigh ranks 2nd of 5 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Greensboro pays the most ($32,380).

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Highest-paying cities for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,890).

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in Raleigh: questions

How much do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials make an hour in Raleigh?

$15.28 an hour on average, and $14.13 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pressers, textile, garment, and related materials salary in Raleigh?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pressers, textile, garment, and related materials take-home pay in Raleigh?

About $26,956 a year ($2,246 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,780.

Do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials earn more in Raleigh than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

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 51-6021; area Raleigh-Cary, NC (39580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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