SOC 51-6099 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other — Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC · 7 metro areas compared
The median wage for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other in Fayetteville, NC is $36,840 per year, close to the national median of $37,280 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -9.4%
- Openings per year
- 1,700
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Fayetteville, NC.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other in Fayetteville, NC is $36,840 per year, close to the national median of $37,280 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $27,230 at the tenth percentile to more than $62,460 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $30,440 to $38,210.
Employment stands at 30, or 0.3 jobs per thousand held locally. Charlotte leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $44,910. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 274th of 329 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $27,230 | −27.0% |
| 25th | $30,440 | −18.3% |
| Median (50th) | $36,840 | −1.2% |
| 75th | $38,210 | +2.5% |
| 90th | $62,460 | +67.5% |
| Mean | $38,370 | +2.9% |
Other metro areas in North Carolina
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | $44,910 | 360 | |
| 2 | Winston-Salem | $37,700 | 120 | |
| 3 | Hickory | $37,370 | 230 | |
| 4 | Burlington | $36,380 | 120 | |
| 5 | Asheville | $36,230 | 40 | |
| 6 | Greensboro | $35,380 | 220 | |
| 7 | Durham | $34,570 | 40 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Fayetteville run 8.0% below the national average, so the median of $36,840 goes as far as $40,043 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 7.4% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$36,840as reported by BLSLocal price level
92.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$40,043US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $36,840 a year, 1.2% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $27,230 to $62,460 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 30 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Charlotte, at $44,910.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other in Fayetteville, NC?
The median annual wage is $36,840, or $17.71 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $37,280, so pay in Fayetteville, NC is 1.2% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Fayetteville, NC earns more than $62,460 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $27,230 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Charlotte, at $44,910 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 30 jobs in this occupation in Fayetteville, NC. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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