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          Wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $22.84 $28.50 $36.64 $46.93 $55.35
          Yearly $47,510 $59,290 $76,210 $97,600 $115,120
          North Carolina Hourly $22.14 $23.78 $28.51 $34.95 $38.58
          Yearly $46,040 $49,460 $59,300 $72,700 $80,240
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.28 $23.78 $28.15 $28.55 $33.92
          Yearly $46,350 $49,460 $58,560 $59,390 $70,540
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $24.42 $27.66 $29.25 $39.21 $39.21
          Yearly $50,790 $57,530 $60,830 $81,550 $81,550
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $21.86 $22.62 $24.88 $28.88 $36.06
          Yearly $45,470 $47,050 $51,740 $60,070 $75,000
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.06 $22.80 $27.62 $30.98 $36.42
          Yearly $43,810 $47,420 $57,440 $64,440 $75,750
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $23.25 $26.44 $30.17 $37.07 $37.07
          Yearly $48,370 $54,990 $62,750 $77,110 $77,110
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.38 $21.74 $25.13 $29.30 $34.95
          Yearly $44,460 $45,220 $52,260 $60,950 $72,700
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $19.98 $22.63 $26.04 $29.26 $34.96
          Yearly $41,560 $47,070 $54,160 $60,860 $72,710
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.81 $22.64 $23.15 $29.18 $35.12
          Yearly $45,360 $47,100 $48,160 $60,700 $73,060
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.80 $26.46 $28.89 $35.51 $37.51
          Yearly $47,420 $55,040 $60,100 $73,850 $78,020
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.21 $24.15 $27.93 $29.09 $37.42
          Yearly $46,190 $50,230 $58,090 $60,500 $77,840
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.38 $23.10 $25.73 $28.73 $34.89
          Yearly $46,550 $48,050 $53,520 $59,750 $72,560
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.04 $26.80 $27.49 $32.13 $36.08
          Yearly $45,830 $55,740 $57,190 $66,820 $75,050
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $26.75 $28.94 $31.59 $35.85 $40.00
          Yearly $55,650 $60,200 $65,700 $74,560 $83,190
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.15 $23.28 $28.63 $28.82 $35.25
          Yearly $46,070 $48,430 $59,540 $59,950 $73,320
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $26.74 $27.81 $31.66 $36.61 $38.88
          Yearly $55,620 $57,840 $65,860 $76,150 $80,870
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $19.09 $21.71 $23.27 $27.26 $31.94
          Yearly $39,700 $45,150 $48,390 $56,700 $66,430
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $20.10 $22.15 $22.39 $28.60 $36.13
          Yearly $41,820 $46,060 $46,570 $59,490 $75,150
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $25.02 $27.66 $28.70 $36.52 $45.21
          Yearly $52,050 $57,530 $59,690 $75,960 $94,030
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $23.97 $28.51 $30.38 $37.95 $45.40
          Yearly $49,850 $59,300 $63,190 $78,930 $94,430