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          Wages for Firefighters in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $16.79 $21.39 $28.50 $37.14 $48.58
          Yearly $34,910 $44,490 $59,280 $77,250 $101,040
          North Carolina Hourly $14.12 $16.35 $18.24 $22.93 $29.78
          Yearly $29,360 $34,010 $37,940 $47,690 $61,940
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $14.46 $15.77 $18.03 $23.23 $28.93
          Yearly $30,080 $32,810 $37,510 $48,310 $60,170
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.88 $15.45 $17.56 $20.46 $26.73
          Yearly $20,560 $32,130 $36,520 $42,560 $55,600
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.02 $14.41 $17.70 $21.50 $28.84
          Yearly $27,090 $29,970 $36,820 $44,730 $59,980
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.78 $16.72 $22.22 $22.22 $22.22
          Yearly $28,660 $34,770 $46,210 $46,210 $46,210
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $13.02 $14.01 $15.00 $17.16 $20.01
          Yearly $27,090 $29,130 $31,200 $35,690 $41,620
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.21 $15.71 $18.01 $21.21 $23.22
          Yearly $29,570 $32,680 $37,450 $44,120 $48,300
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.11 $14.47 $16.44 $21.36 $24.44
          Yearly $27,260 $30,100 $34,200 $44,430 $50,830
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.91 $18.31 $21.94 $27.12 $34.66
          Yearly $31,000 $38,090 $45,640 $56,410 $72,100
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $18.67 $22.49 $27.38 $30.87 $36.76
          Yearly $38,840 $46,790 $56,940 $64,210 $76,460
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.40 $17.86 $22.40 $29.78 $37.22
          Yearly $29,940 $37,140 $46,600 $61,940 $77,420
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.68 $17.66 $23.01 $26.60 $30.42
          Yearly $30,530 $36,740 $47,870 $55,330 $63,270
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.95 $16.01 $17.10 $21.75 $24.52
          Yearly $29,010 $33,290 $35,580 $45,240 $51,000
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $13.40 $15.00 $16.80 $18.94 $23.22
          Yearly $27,870 $31,200 $34,950 $39,400 $48,290
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $14.62 $16.78 $18.61 $27.86 $38.44
          Yearly $30,410 $34,900 $38,700 $57,950 $79,960
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.12 $14.81 $16.55 $22.25 $26.76
          Yearly $29,360 $30,800 $34,430 $46,270 $55,660
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $17.06 $18.44 $22.06 $27.89
          Yearly $31,200 $35,480 $38,350 $45,880 $58,000
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.74 $14.74 $17.18 $18.79 $21.82
          Yearly $28,580 $30,670 $35,730 $39,090 $45,390
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $13.94 $14.54 $17.07 $22.34 $28.91
          Yearly $29,000 $30,240 $35,500 $46,470 $60,130
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.00 $14.82 $17.47 $19.86 $21.59
          Yearly $29,120 $30,830 $36,340 $41,300 $44,900