Compared with the local labor market
Transportation Planner III pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other — about 190 people — is $90,580. Modeling, Analysis, & Design pays a median base salary of $107,456 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 82nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Modeling, Analysis, & Design sits in the local pay range
$75,520
$80,290
$90,580
$97,420
$118,500
Modeling, Analysis, & Design median · $107,456
The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Modeling, Analysis, & Design’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other — about 37,100 people — is $101,110. Modeling, Analysis, & Design’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$66,120
$80,860
$101,110
$129,960
$160,300
Modeling, Analysis, & Design median · $107,456
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Modeling, Analysis, & Design is $107,456, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across City of Charlotte
Transportation Planner III is held in 2 City of Charlotte departments. In Modeling, Analysis, & Design, the median of $107,456 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Transportation Planner III role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.