Recruiting services in Fayetteville, NC
A full search for an employer hiring in Fayetteville, run end to end on your behalf and priced per search rather than as a percentage of salary. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340, and the tier is set by the seniority of the role, never by what the role pays.
Permanent hires, any industry, anywhere in North Carolina. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days and run 30 to 50% below what a contingency recruiter charges for the same hire. Every placement carries a 45 day replacement guarantee at 50% off.
Looking for a staffing agency in Fayetteville?
That search usually means one of two different things, and they are not interchangeable. Temporary staffing puts someone in a seat for a while on an agency payroll. A permanent search finds a person who joins your payroll and stays. If what you need is temporary cover, a staffing agency is the right call and this is not it.
For a permanent hire the real comparison is against a contingency recruiter. Contingency bills 20 to 30% of first year salary, several firms often work the same role at once, and nobody owns the outcome. A full search is one owner, a flat fee set by seniority, and a shortlist rather than a stream of forwarded resumes.
Fayetteville is covered the same way every other market is. Nothing about the fee moves with the city, so the figures below are here to price the role and read the market, not to change what the search costs.
Every role we search for in Fayetteville
Each one carries the wage band employers in this metro actually pay, what Fayetteville residents in that field earn, and what the search costs.
Architecture and engineering
- Architectural and Civil Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Electrical Engineers
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- Engineers, All Other
- Industrial Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Business and financial operations
- Accountants and Auditors
- Budget Analysts
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Financial Specialists, All Other
- Fundraisers
- Human Resources Specialists
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
- Tax Preparers
- Training and Development Specialists
Computer and mathematical
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Data Scientists
- Information Security Analysts
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Management
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Construction Managers
- Education Administrators, All Other
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Facilities Managers
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Lodging Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Purchasing Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and administrative support
- Bill and Account Collectors
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Couriers and Messengers
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Entry Keyers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- File Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
- Information and Record Clerks, All Other
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Office Clerks, General
- Order Clerks
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
- Postal Service Clerks
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Procurement Clerks
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Sales and related
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Parts Salespersons
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
What does an employer in Fayetteville actually pay?
Whatever the Fayetteville, NC area pays, because that is the level at which wages are published. The table below is place of work: it is what employers located in that metropolitan area report paying, not what anyone living in Fayetteville happens to take home.
What about management roles in Fayetteville?
6,390 Fayetteville residents work in management occupations and earn a median of $57,725. BLS publishes wages for 23 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $165,260 for natural sciences managers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | $170,760 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,940 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $158,310 |
| Marketing Managers | $156,940 |
| Financial Managers | $154,940 |
| Purchasing Managers | $144,660 |
| Human Resources Managers | $140,370 |
| Managers, All Other | $135,810 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 23 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in management occupations
- 6,390
- Their median annual earnings
- $57,725
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about business and financial operations roles in Fayetteville?
2,406 Fayetteville residents work in business and financial operations occupations and earn a median of $56,916. BLS publishes wages for 21 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $103,110 for personal financial advisors.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Personal Financial Advisors | $131,610 |
| Management Analysts | $106,420 |
| Budget Analysts | $100,260 |
| Logisticians | $97,660 |
| Project Management Specialists | $94,390 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $94,270 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | $93,070 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $90,600 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 21 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in business and financial operations occupations
- 2,406
- Their median annual earnings
- $56,916
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about computer and mathematical roles in Fayetteville?
2,008 Fayetteville residents work in computer and mathematical occupations and earn a median of $72,606, and the best paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 10 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $122,900 for software developers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | $124,580 |
| Information Security Analysts | $112,310 |
| Computer Network Architects | $108,660 |
| Data Scientists | $105,350 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $97,610 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $96,660 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $94,770 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $89,530 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 10 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in computer and mathematical occupations
- 2,008
- Their median annual earnings
- $72,606
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about architecture and engineering roles in Fayetteville?
854 Fayetteville residents work in architecture and engineering occupations and earn a median of $63,176. BLS publishes wages for 10 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $125,980 for engineers, all other.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Engineers, All Other | $126,460 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $107,330 |
| Electrical Engineers | $106,760 |
| Industrial Engineers | $100,930 |
| Civil Engineers | $100,170 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | $87,240 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $82,050 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $58,900 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 10 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in architecture and engineering occupations
- 854
- Their median annual earnings
- $63,176
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about legal roles in Fayetteville?
605 Fayetteville residents work in legal occupations and earn a median of $64,031. BLS publishes wages for 2 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $107,950 for lawyers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $130,510 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $57,500 |
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in legal occupations
- 605
- Their median annual earnings
- $64,031
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about sales and related roles in Fayetteville?
7,804 Fayetteville residents work in sales and related occupations and earn a median of $32,105, the lowest paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 12 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $75,410 for first-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $83,990 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $78,470 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $72,420 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $67,950 |
| Insurance Sales Agents | $64,870 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | $62,550 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $51,550 |
| Advertising Sales Agents | $50,120 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 12 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in sales and related occupations
- 7,804
- Their median annual earnings
- $32,105
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about office and administrative support roles in Fayetteville?
8,531 Fayetteville residents work in office and administrative support occupations and earn a median of $33,726, the largest group in the city. BLS publishes wages for 36 occupations in this group across the Fayetteville, NC area, topping out at $66,820 for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $68,290 |
| Postal Service Clerks | $65,770 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $62,620 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $62,040 |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | $56,870 |
| Procurement Clerks | $55,170 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $54,640 |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | $53,470 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 36 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Fayetteville residents earn
- Fayetteville residents working in office and administrative support occupations
- 8,531
- Their median annual earnings
- $33,726
Residents of Fayetteville working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
Why are the two numbers on this page so different?
They count different people. The wage figures count jobs sitting inside the Fayetteville, NC area, whoever fills them. The earnings figures count people who live in Fayetteville, wherever they commute to.
It runs the other way in management, where published wages in this metro run to a median of $109,870 but Fayetteville residents in that group report a median of $57,725. Employers here are drawing that talent from outside the city line.
Across the groups we cover, Fayetteville earnings run from $32,105 in sales and related to $72,606 in computer and mathematical, a spread of 2.3x. A band set from the wrong end of that range is the most common reason a search here stalls.
Fayetteville is the 6th largest of the 6 North Carolina cities we publish data for, at 209,120 people, in Cumberland County.
What does a search cost here?
The same as anywhere. Location does not move the fee and neither does salary. Tier is set by the seniority of the role, and across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median wage in this metro is $165,260 for natural sciences managers. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $33,052 to $49,578 on the first year salary alone.
Price a Fayetteville search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.