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          Wages for Private Detectives and Investigators in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.66 $19.57 $24.62 $35.57 $46.94
          Yearly $36,740 $40,700 $51,220 $73,990 $97,630
          North Carolina Hourly $17.60 $19.71 $25.43 $36.01 $47.38
          Yearly $36,600 $41,000 $52,890 $74,900 $98,560
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.76 $18.93 $20.48 $24.48 $28.00
          Yearly $36,940 $39,370 $42,610 $50,910 $58,240
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.34 $17.60 $24.52 $27.37 $32.36
          Yearly $33,980 $36,600 $51,010 $56,920 $67,300
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.47 $18.04 $21.26 $28.11 $29.09
          Yearly $36,340 $37,510 $44,220 $58,470 $60,500
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $18.93 $25.43 $35.30 $47.31 $47.64
          Yearly $39,370 $52,900 $73,430 $98,400 $99,090
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.35 $19.76 $25.91 $25.91 $29.33
          Yearly $38,180 $41,090 $53,900 $53,900 $61,000
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.06 $17.26 $18.51 $24.55 $27.88
          Yearly $33,400 $35,900 $38,500 $51,060 $57,980
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $18.01 $20.51 $25.00 $27.90
          Yearly $35,360 $37,460 $42,660 $52,000 $58,030
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $15.77 $17.33 $22.11 $25.69 $33.50
          Yearly $32,810 $36,050 $45,990 $53,440 $69,670
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.09 $17.34 $20.01 $27.06 $34.66
          Yearly $35,540 $36,070 $41,630 $56,280 $72,090
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.47 $17.79 $21.82 $30.07 $41.54
          Yearly $36,330 $37,000 $45,390 $62,540 $86,390
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.95 $18.69 $21.55 $24.85 $26.27
          Yearly $35,260 $38,880 $44,820 $51,690 $54,640
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.75 $18.69 $25.77 $30.81 $30.88
          Yearly $36,920 $38,860 $53,610 $64,080 $64,230
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