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          Wages for Mechanical Engineers in NORTH CAROLINA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $35.57 $40.45 $50.05 $63.75 $79.01
          Yearly $73,990 $84,130 $104,110 $132,590 $164,340
          North Carolina Hourly $34.26 $39.66 $48.42 $60.12 $74.78
          Yearly $71,260 $82,490 $100,720 $125,050 $155,550
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $37.27 $44.39 $52.23 $62.14 $104.44
          Yearly $77,510 $92,340 $108,630 $129,260 $217,230
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $37.22 $40.75 $48.87 $62.17 $79.24
          Yearly $77,410 $84,750 $101,650 $129,310 $164,820
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $32.67 $38.66 $46.09 $55.74 $61.88
          Yearly $67,960 $80,410 $95,870 $115,940 $128,720
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $37.27 $38.47 $48.21 $59.23 $65.17
          Yearly $77,520 $80,020 $100,280 $123,200 $135,550
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $35.89 $37.61 $47.97 $55.73 $62.48
          Yearly $74,640 $78,230 $99,780 $115,920 $129,960
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $29.48 $33.80 $43.25 $54.83 $69.75
          Yearly $61,320 $70,290 $89,960 $114,050 $145,080
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $30.08 $37.33 $45.96 $54.81 $66.04
          Yearly $62,560 $77,650 $95,600 $114,010 $137,370
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $32.15 $37.84 $46.24 $51.56 $63.34
          Yearly $66,870 $78,710 $96,180 $107,250 $131,740
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $31.48 $35.19 $48.94 $51.00 $57.91
          Yearly $65,470 $73,190 $101,800 $106,080 $120,450
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $28.64 $39.66 $48.73 $57.38 $61.65
          Yearly $59,580 $82,490 $101,370 $119,340 $128,230
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $25.88 $40.24 $52.09 $62.22 $81.61
          Yearly $53,830 $83,690 $108,340 $129,410 $169,760
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $36.23 $41.89 $47.93 $56.96 $66.99
          Yearly $75,350 $87,120 $99,700 $118,470 $139,340
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $35.69 $39.66 $47.14 $56.80 $59.81
          Yearly $74,240 $82,500 $98,040 $118,140 $124,400
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $34.86 $39.07 $48.61 $60.87 $78.86
          Yearly $72,510 $81,270 $101,100 $126,610 $164,020
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $28.47 $39.14 $48.08 $59.79 $77.01
          Yearly $59,220 $81,420 $100,000 $124,360 $160,170
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $37.84 $42.72 $52.67 $65.88 $65.88
          Yearly $78,710 $88,850 $109,540 $137,040 $137,040
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $34.30 $38.22 $45.44 $54.04 $60.79
          Yearly $71,340 $79,490 $94,520 $112,400 $126,440
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $35.83 $40.95 $49.02 $60.66 $75.54
          Yearly $74,530 $85,180 $101,950 $126,180 $157,120
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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