Lawyers Salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC
Median annual salary
$131,920
-17% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,578
cost index 119.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Raleigh-Cary, NC
| 10th percentile | $79,550 |
| 25th percentile | $85,990 |
| Median (50th) | $131,920 |
| 75th percentile | $211,490 |
| 90th percentile | $331,770 |
| Mean | $164,230 |
| Employed in metro | 4,350 |
A Lawyers in Raleigh-Cary, NC earns a median of $131,920 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $159,670 for this occupation. Because Raleigh-Cary, NC has a cost index of 119.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $110,578 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,103, median gross rent $1,573/mo, and the median home value $418,400. See the full Raleigh-Cary, NC cost-of-living profile.