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          Wages for Chefs and Head Cooks in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.22 $23.29 $30.03 $37.86 $47.39
          Yearly $37,900 $48,440 $62,470 $78,750 $98,560
          North Carolina Hourly $18.37 $23.25 $29.39 $36.70 $44.33
          Yearly $38,210 $48,360 $61,130 $76,330 $92,210
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.28 $24.03 $29.03 $35.56 $40.59
          Yearly $38,010 $49,990 $60,390 $73,950 $84,420
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $18.97 $22.16 $29.22 $35.83 $43.92
          Yearly $39,470 $46,090 $60,780 $74,520 $91,360
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.36 $22.97 $27.85 $39.90 $39.90
          Yearly $36,120 $47,780 $57,920 $82,990 $82,990
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $20.74 $23.30 $28.44 $34.65 $44.06
          Yearly $43,140 $48,460 $59,160 $72,080 $91,630
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.37 $21.55 $27.94 $34.56 $42.21
          Yearly $38,210 $44,830 $58,120 $71,880 $87,790
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.72 $22.25 $26.70 $34.29 $41.88
          Yearly $32,690 $46,290 $55,530 $71,330 $87,110
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $22.29 $27.89 $30.90 $37.48 $44.58
          Yearly $46,360 $58,020 $64,260 $77,950 $92,730
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $19.94 $23.50 $27.75 $34.43 $38.71
          Yearly $41,480 $48,880 $57,730 $71,610 $80,510
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.73 $22.73 $29.42 $36.94 $46.56
          Yearly $34,790 $47,270 $61,190 $76,840 $96,840
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.12 $22.50 $28.60 $34.10 $37.44
          Yearly $37,700 $46,800 $59,480 $70,930 $77,880
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.72 $20.24 $26.71 $34.30 $37.58
          Yearly $32,700 $42,090 $55,550 $71,350 $78,160
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $18.48 $22.24 $29.00 $35.44 $38.95
          Yearly $38,440 $46,260 $60,320 $73,710 $81,020
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $20.91 $24.16 $29.37 $41.67 $44.57
          Yearly $43,500 $50,250 $61,090 $86,670 $92,710
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.11 $22.55 $29.04 $34.35 $38.53
          Yearly $39,740 $46,900 $60,400 $71,460 $80,150
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.38 $21.00 $27.80 $32.50 $38.26
          Yearly $31,980 $43,670 $57,830 $67,600 $79,580
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $20.90 $23.98 $29.93 $35.16 $45.93
          Yearly $43,480 $49,870 $62,260 $73,130 $95,540
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.81 $25.32 $31.77 $36.90 $45.03
          Yearly $47,440 $52,660 $66,090 $76,760 $93,670
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