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How much do customer service representatives make in Fayetteville, NC?
- Median
- $35,130/year
- Mean
- $38,240/year
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What customer service representatives in Fayetteville, NC earn, from low to high.
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- 1San Jose, CA$60k
- 2Seattle, WA$54k
- 3Denver, CO$49k
- 4Chicago, IL$47k
- 5Phoenix, AZ$46k
- 6Kansas City, MO$44k
- 7Austin, TX$44k
- 8Pittsburgh, PA$43k
- 9Atlanta, GA$43k
- 10Miami, FL$40k
- 11Fayetteville, NC$35k
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Customer Service Representatives in Fayetteville, NC: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 43-4051 and BLS area 22180.
What the Customer Service Representatives median says in Fayetteville, NC
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Customer Service Representatives median in Fayetteville, NC at $35,130 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-4051 and BLS area 22180.
BLS lists 1,890 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $38,240 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Fayetteville, NC's Customer Service Representatives median is 21.5% below the U.S. Customer Service Representatives median of $44,770 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.
Read source key 43-4051 with area 22180
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-4051 and area 22180. SOC 43-4051 names Customer Service Representatives. Area 22180 names Fayetteville, NC. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 43-4051/22180 row has 1,890 wage and salary jobs. There are 14.39 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.86. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 43-4051/22180, the annual median is $35,130 per year, while the matching mean is $38,240 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
- 43-4051/22180 10th percentile: $27,900 per year.
- 43-4051/22180 25th percentile: $30,250 per year.
- 43-4051/22180 median: $35,130 per year.
- 43-4051/22180 75th percentile: $43,180 per year.
- 43-4051/22180 90th percentile: $50,370 per year.
- 43-4051/22180 employment RSE: 4.3%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.9%.
- 43-4051/22180 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
BLS area 22180 facts behind this Customer Service Representatives page
Area 22180 reports 131,430 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $58,170. Its annual median is $45,620. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-4051 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Fayetteville, NC runs from $26,740 at the 10th percentile to $103,330 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $33,480. The median is $45,620. The 75th percentile is $67,810. This is a place check, not a pay range for Customer Service Representatives.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 22180. They do not show related skills or a path into Customer Service Representatives.
- 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 22180. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 4,240. Yearly median: $30,440. Jobs per 1,000: 32.25. Location quotient: 1.29.
- 2. Cooks, Fast Food. Area: 22180. SOC: 35-2011. Jobs: 3,890. Yearly median: $23,430. Jobs per 1,000: 29.63. Location quotient: 7.19.
- 3. Registered Nurses. Area: 22180. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 3,430. Yearly median: $83,060. Jobs per 1,000: 26.08. Location quotient: 1.2.
- 4. Cashiers. Area: 22180. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,400. Yearly median: $27,390. Jobs per 1,000: 25.83. Location quotient: 1.3.
- 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 22180. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,130. Yearly median: $28,170. Jobs per 1,000: 23.81. Location quotient: 0.96.
- 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 22180. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 3,060. Yearly median: $35,000. Jobs per 1,000: 23.29. Location quotient: 1.28.
Read the Fayetteville, NC wage ladder for Customer Service Representatives
The 10th percentile is $27,900 per year. The 25th percentile is $30,250 per year. The median is $35,130 per year. The 75th percentile is $43,180 per year. The 90th percentile is $50,370 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $30,250 per year to $43,180 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $22,470. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Fayetteville, NC with its state and the U.S.
Fayetteville, NC has a annual median of $35,130 per year. North Carolina has $40,240 per year. The U.S. row has $44,770 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Fayetteville, NC is 12.7% below North Carolina on the same published median. Fayetteville, NC is 21.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Fayetteville, NC sits for Customer Service Representatives
Fayetteville, NC ranks 372 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Customer Service Representatives. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 372 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
- 369. Auburn-Opelika, AL. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,810 per year. BLS estimates 960 jobs. The location quotient is 0.79.
- 370. Gadsden, AL. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,450 per year. BLS estimates 340 jobs. The location quotient is 0.6.
- 371. Valdosta, GA. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,260 per year. BLS estimates 780 jobs. The location quotient is 0.87.
- 373. Lake Charles, LA. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,080 per year. BLS estimates 1,090 jobs. The location quotient is 0.64.
- 374. Lawton, OK. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,080 per year. BLS estimates 840 jobs. The location quotient is 1.17.
- 375. Hammond, LA. The Customer Service Representatives median is $34,950 per year. BLS estimates 570 jobs. The location quotient is 0.71.
Where Customer Service Representatives medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 43-4051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $60,480 per year. Fayetteville, NC sits at $35,130 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Customer Service Representatives is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
- 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $60,480 per year, or $25,350 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 8,860 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.47.
- 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $57,830 per year, or $22,700 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 19,930 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.5.
- 3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $53,550 per year, or $18,420 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 25,840 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.74.
- 4. Napa, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $53,360 per year, or $18,230 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 640 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.49.
- 5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $51,810 per year, or $16,680 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 1,750 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.51.
- 6. Vallejo, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $51,210 per year, or $16,080 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 1,130 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.47.
- 7. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Customer Service Representatives median of $50,160 per year, or $15,030 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 1,250 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.62.
- 8. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $49,990 per year, or $14,860 above Fayetteville, NC. BLS lists 2,650 jobs there, compared with 1,890 in Fayetteville, NC. The location quotient is 0.55.
Where BLS counts the most Customer Service Representatives jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Customer Service Representatives in this same-source set, at 125,570 jobs. Fayetteville, NC has 1,890. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
- 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 125,570 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 123,680 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $49,590 per year, or $14,460 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 0.79.
- 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 96,930 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 95,040 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $44,990 per year, or $9,860 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.43.
- 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 75,240 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 73,350 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $47,100 per year, or $11,970 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.
- 4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 68,930 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 67,040 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $46,410 per year, or $11,280 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.74.
- 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 66,590 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 64,700 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $48,840 per year, or $13,710 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 0.64.
- 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 65,510 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 63,620 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $40,380 per year, or $5,250 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.19.
- 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 63,440 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 61,550 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $39,560 per year, or $4,430 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.35.
- 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 59,990 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 58,100 jobs from Fayetteville, NC. Its median is $42,710 per year, or $7,580 above Fayetteville, NC. Its location quotient is 1.24.
How common Customer Service Representatives is in Fayetteville, NC
BLS lists 1,890 Customer Service Representatives jobs in Fayetteville, NC. It also lists 14.39 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.86. A value of 1 means Customer Service Representatives has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Customer Service Representatives beside other roles in Fayetteville, NC
The all-occupations median in Fayetteville, NC is $45,620 per year. The Customer Service Representatives median is $35,130 per year. Customer Service Representatives is 23.0% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Fayetteville, NC. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Customer Service Representatives. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
- 1. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $35,000 per year. BLS lists 3,060 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
- 2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $34,230 per year. BLS lists 1,610 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
- 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $37,500 per year. BLS lists 2,470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
- 4. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $37,530 per year. BLS lists 2,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.74.
- 5. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $32,720 per year. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
- 6. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $37,600 per year. BLS lists 1,700 jobs and a location quotient of 2.09.
- 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $38,760 per year. BLS lists 1,280 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
- 8. Light Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3033, has a Fayetteville, NC median of $39,160 per year. BLS lists 1,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
The largest detailed roles in Fayetteville, NC
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Fayetteville, NC table, at 4,240 jobs. Customer Service Representatives has 1,890 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 131,430. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Customer Service Representatives's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
- 1. Retail Salespersons has 4,240 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 2,350 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $30,440 per year, or $4,690 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.29.
- 2. Cooks, Fast Food has 3,890 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 2,000 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $23,430 per year, or $11,700 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 7.19.
- 3. Registered Nurses has 3,430 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 1,540 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $83,060 per year, or $47,930 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.2.
- 4. Cashiers has 3,400 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 1,510 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $27,390 per year, or $7,740 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.3.
- 5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,130 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 1,240 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $28,170 per year, or $6,960 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.96.
- 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,060 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 1,170 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $35,000 per year, or $130 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.28.
- 7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,470 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 580 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $37,500 per year, or $2,370 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.99.
- 8. Office Clerks, General has 2,290 jobs in Fayetteville, NC, a gap of 400 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $43,170 per year, or $8,040 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.1.
Published role medians around Fayetteville, NC
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Fayetteville, NC role table, at $96,970 per year. Customer Service Representatives has $35,130 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,620 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
- 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $96,970 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $61,840 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,490 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.5.
- 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $95,620 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $60,490 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 2,030 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 2.21.
- 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,060 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $47,930 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 3,430 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.2.
- 4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $64,670 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $29,540 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 980 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.79.
- 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $54,350 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $19,220 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,490 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.27.
- 6. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a median of $51,450 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $16,320 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.56.
- 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,980 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $14,850 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,400 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.8.
- 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $49,580 per year in Fayetteville, NC, or $14,450 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,030 jobs, compared with 1,890 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.15.
What $35,130 may mean after the Fayetteville, NC price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Fayetteville, NC is 92.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $35,130 Customer Service Representatives median by 92.0 divided by 100. The result is $38,194 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 73.1. Goods are 96.6. Utilities are 87.8. Other services are 98.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
How much care to use with the Fayetteville, NC row
The employment RSE for this Customer Service Representatives row is 4.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 1,890 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $38,240 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Use Fayetteville, NC wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Customer Service Representatives. It uses a Fayetteville, NC place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $35,130 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Customer Service Representatives row for Fayetteville, NC does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 1,890 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.86 is not a growth score. Rank 372 of 392 is not a place score. The 92.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-4051 in BLS area 22180. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.