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          Wages for Writers and Authors in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          North Carolina Hourly $20.28 $23.05 $30.60 $40.08 $56.64
          Yearly $42,180 $47,940 $63,660 $83,360 $117,820
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $23.07 $30.47 $40.45 $46.45 $56.68
          Yearly $47,980 $63,370 $84,130 $96,610 $117,890
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.59 $21.01 $29.31 $38.35 $46.75
          Yearly $36,580 $43,700 $60,960 $79,770 $97,230
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $24.47 $27.80 $33.22 $41.55 $61.89
          Yearly $50,890 $57,830 $69,100 $86,430 $128,740
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.97 $24.50 $29.55 $41.90 $48.52
          Yearly $39,450 $50,960 $61,460 $87,160 $100,930
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.23 $22.74 $22.74 $28.46 $35.28
          Yearly $39,990 $47,300 $47,300 $59,190 $73,380
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $23.05 $23.05 $23.05 $35.66 $35.66
          Yearly $47,940 $47,940 $47,940 $74,180 $74,180
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $13.00 $19.09 $23.99 $34.66 $36.49
          Yearly $27,040 $39,710 $49,890 $72,090 $75,890
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.68 $24.43 $30.42 $39.41 $61.33
          Yearly $45,090 $50,810 $63,270 $81,970 $127,570
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $19.51 $29.81 $35.32 $40.34 $53.13
          Yearly $40,570 $62,000 $73,460 $83,920 $110,510
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $13.00 $17.62 $21.82 $43.78 $46.97
          Yearly $27,040 $36,650 $45,380 $91,070 $97,700
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $21.14 $25.56 $30.64 $40.08 $62.25
          Yearly $43,960 $53,160 $63,720 $83,360 $129,470
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.00 $22.21 $33.79 $36.69 $47.35
          Yearly $43,680 $46,210 $70,280 $76,320 $98,490
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