Customer Support Specialist salary in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Pay in Raleigh-Cary against North Carolina and the US

Customer support specialists at the 90th percentile earn $63,490, 2.0 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.0. The middle half of customer support specialists in Raleigh-Cary earns $36,110–$50,360. The mean ($45,710) is 9% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $14,250 wide, between the figure for North Carolina ($13,630) and the US figure ($14,910).

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $8,460 a year in pay and about $10,916 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $5,790 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Raleigh-Cary, and the North Carolina statewide median of $40,240 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Raleigh-Cary

At the $41,900 median, a local hire costs about $54,065 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $12,165 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 4.1 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 5.0 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Raleigh-Cary

Of the 17 roles we track in Raleigh-Cary, this one ranks #16 by median pay, between data entry specialists ($45,620) and virtual receptionists ($36,550). Project Coordinator is the highest at $102,280.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Raleigh-Cary (-6.4%), between executive assistants (-4.0%) and office managers (-7.1%). The typical role here is at -2.0%, so, measured against the US, customer support specialists cost less in Raleigh-Cary than the area's general pay level would suggest. Customer support specialists hold 15.6% of the jobs in the 16 of these roles with a job count in Raleigh-Cary, 17.4% across North Carolina and 16.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $33,980 in Jacksonville to $46,800 in Durham-Chapel Hill, a gap of $12,820 a year. The one area in North Carolina with more customer support specialists, Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC ($44,980), also pays more.

Raleigh-Cary against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Raleigh-Cary is #39 of 520 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside North Carolina, Scranton-Wilkes-Barre and Traverse City pay just above Raleigh-Cary and Michigan City-La Porte and Joplin just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Raleigh-Cary. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, two pay more.

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