SOC 43-5111 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Raleigh, NC

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Raleigh, North Carolina is $45,260 a year ($21.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,370: half of the 120 people in this job in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$45,260average per year

$21.76 / hourMedian $45,370Take-home ≈ $37,249

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $57K90th

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

120people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#5 of 10North Carolina metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Raleigh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,520 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Raleigh earn between $38,980 and $50,930.

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $57K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,260$3,772$21.76
Median$45,370$3,781$21.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,980$3,248$18.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,930$4,244$24.49

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Raleigh vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Raleigh earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($44,330) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Raleigh$45,260$45,370$31,720$56,520120
North Carolina$44,330$43,680$33,980$56,1701,560
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Raleigh

On the average salary of $45,260, a single filer in Raleigh takes home about $37,249 a year, or $3,104 a month and $1,433 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $45,260 buys what about $46,110 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Raleigh ($51,990). A typical home costs $438,364, or 9.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other North Carolina cities

Raleigh ranks 5th of 10 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Burlington pays the most ($50,460).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Raleigh: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Raleigh?

$21.76 an hour on average, and $21.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Raleigh?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,980, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Raleigh?

About $37,249 a year ($3,104 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,260.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Raleigh than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Raleigh-Cary, NC (39580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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