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          Wages for Cooks, Fast Food in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.86 $13.11 $14.85 $17.92 $20.63
          Yearly $22,580 $27,260 $30,890 $37,260 $42,910
          North Carolina Hourly $10.52 $10.93 $13.07 $14.04 $16.76
          Yearly $21,890 $22,740 $27,190 $29,190 $34,860
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.86 $11.63 $13.57 $14.24 $16.45
          Yearly $22,590 $24,180 $28,220 $29,630 $34,220
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.29 $10.63 $11.66 $13.51 $16.26
          Yearly $21,400 $22,110 $24,260 $28,100 $33,810
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $10.79 $11.58 $13.31 $14.83 $17.17
          Yearly $22,430 $24,080 $27,690 $30,840 $35,720
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.67 $10.96 $13.40 $13.84 $16.25
          Yearly $22,190 $22,790 $27,880 $28,790 $33,800
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.49 $10.89 $13.25 $14.03 $16.49
          Yearly $21,810 $22,640 $27,550 $29,180 $34,310
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.59 $11.30 $13.52 $14.14 $16.94
          Yearly $22,030 $23,510 $28,120 $29,400 $35,240
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.19 $12.92 $14.04 $14.56 $17.12
          Yearly $23,260 $26,870 $29,190 $30,290 $35,610
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.33 $10.53 $10.91 $13.34 $17.71
          Yearly $21,490 $21,900 $22,680 $27,740 $36,840
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.25 $10.63 $11.01 $13.04 $13.99
          Yearly $21,310 $22,110 $22,900 $27,130 $29,110
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.16 $13.46 $13.64 $14.40 $16.00
          Yearly $27,370 $27,990 $28,380 $29,950 $33,280
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.57 $10.74 $11.35 $13.51 $14.44
          Yearly $21,980 $22,350 $23,600 $28,110 $30,040
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.20 $10.51 $12.79 $13.67 $16.27
          Yearly $21,210 $21,870 $26,610 $28,430 $33,840
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.67 $10.66 $11.26 $13.19 $13.91
          Yearly $20,110 $22,170 $23,430 $27,430 $28,930
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.26 $10.84 $11.40 $13.36 $13.89
          Yearly $21,330 $22,550 $23,710 $27,790 $28,900
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.19 $10.87 $11.39 $13.04 $16.36
          Yearly $21,200 $22,610 $23,690 $27,130 $34,030
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.59 $11.06 $13.12 $14.00 $16.77
          Yearly $22,030 $23,010 $27,280 $29,130 $34,880
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.10 $10.28 $10.82 $13.28 $13.89
          Yearly $18,930 $21,390 $22,510 $27,630 $28,900
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.51 $10.93 $13.22 $13.52 $15.21
          Yearly $21,870 $22,740 $27,500 $28,110 $31,650
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.41 $10.85 $13.20 $13.54 $16.63
          Yearly $21,650 $22,570 $27,450 $28,160 $34,590