Raleigh indexes 8 services across 4 categories, with hourly rates spanning $36/hr (Lawn Care) to $180/hr (Attorney). The city median of $84/hr tracks within 2% of the national average across all indexed cities. Construction is the largest service block here (4 of 8 services).
Source: BLS OEWS May 2024 wage data adjusted for Raleigh cost of living. Read the methodology.
Raleigh HVAC rates $41-$68/hr (avg $54). Wake County permits, heat pump vs furnace, Duke Energy rebates, humidity and ITB retrofit pricing.
Read articleRaleigh plumber rates $41-$68/hr (avg $54). Neighborhood breakdown, NC P-I licensing, Five Points galvanized retrofits, Wake County permits.
Read articleRaleigh foundation repair rates $65-$109/hr (avg $87). Piers, crawlspace, and Piedmont red-clay realities by ITB, Cary, Wake Forest, and Garner.
Read articleRaleigh GC rates $74-$123/hr (avg $98). $180-$500+/sf by area, NCLBGC licensing, Raleigh + Wake County permits, ITB custom vs. tract breakdown.
Read articleRaleigh home inspector rates $400-$1,100 by sq ft. NC HILB licensing, Triangle relocation market, ITB historic add-ons, radon, WDIR, sewer scope.
Read articleRaleigh surveyor rates $90-$150/hr (avg $120). Flat fees for boundary, ALTA, elevation certs, NCBELS licensing, Wake County GIS plat workflow.
Read articleAcross the 8 home and professional services we index in Raleigh, the median consumer rate is $84/hr. Hourly rates span $63/hr at the affordable end to $105/hr at the premium end, depending on service type and contractor.
Attorney carries the highest typical rate in Raleigh at $107.97–$179.95/hr. Premium professional and licensed services consistently command the highest rates across our index.
Lawn Care sits at the lower end of the Raleigh index at $35.97–$59.95/hr. Routine maintenance and cleaning categories typically cluster at the bottom of any city's price spread.
Raleigh is 2% near the national average of $86/hr across our 49-city corpus. Local wage data and cost of living drive most of this difference — see the geographic precision note for the underlying data.
Construction has the most indexed services in Raleigh (4 guides), reflecting both local demand and the breadth of BLS wage data available for that segment.
Consumer-facing rates. We apply industry-standard 1.5–2.5× multipliers to BLS hourly wages to account for business overhead, insurance, licensing, employer costs, and profit margin. The full calculation is documented in the methodology.
Pricing reflects the BLS OEWS May 2024 release. The next refresh lands when May 2025 data is published in April 2026. Cadence is documented in the update schedule.
Data: BLS OEWS May 2024 · Methodology · Last refreshed January 2026