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Average Semiconductor Processing Technicians Salary in North Carolina

Semiconductor Processing Technicians in North Carolina earn a median annual salary of $56,160, which is +9.2% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for North Carolina (state).

$56,160
North Carolina median annual wage
$27/hour median
+9.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,430
60
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.06
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,640
25th
$45,000
Median
$56,160
75th
$65,960
90th
$83,770

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in North Carolina, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
94.3%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$59,538
Goods: 96.6%
Services: 88.6%
Rents: 81.4%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Arizona $78,940 Compare 2,270
Oregon $63,330 Compare 6,620
Florida $62,330 Compare 190
Washington $58,710 Compare 990
Minnesota $57,780 Compare N/A
Colorado $52,360 Compare 790

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in North Carolina

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $398,410 0.60
Dermatologists $367,350 2.21
Emergency Medicine Physicians $339,350 0.68
Neurologists $325,550 0.52
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $323,630 1.24
Chief Executives $314,290 0.30
General Internal Medicine Physicians $289,780 0.79
Physicians, All Other $260,330 1.29

North Carolina has salary data for 762 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Semiconductor Processing Technicians in North Carolina

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Semiconductor Processing Technicians are projected to change by +10.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.