Set and Exhibit Designers · SOC 27-1027
Set and Exhibit Designers Salary in the North Carolina
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Carolina
Figures describe the state of North Carolina as a whole.
Set and Exhibit Designers in the North Carolina earned a median of $49,410 per year ($23.76 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $22,160 at the 10th percentile to $87,510 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Set and Exhibit Designers in the North Carolina earn more than $49,410 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $42,370 and $60,150.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $22,160 | $42,370 | $49,410 | $60,150 | $87,510 |
| Hourly | $10.65 | $20.37 | $23.76 | $28.92 | $42.07 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- North Carolina$49,410 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $42,370 to $60,150
- United Statesnational$75,240 median for United States; middle half earns $52,830 to $104,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −34% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.