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          Wages for Cooks, Short Order in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.27 $14.71 $17.25 $20.41 $22.34
          Yearly $23,440 $30,610 $35,880 $42,450 $46,460
          North Carolina Hourly $11.23 $13.46 $15.04 $16.69 $18.37
          Yearly $23,350 $27,990 $31,290 $34,700 $38,210
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.66 $12.52 $14.28 $16.26 $17.55
          Yearly $22,170 $26,050 $29,700 $33,820 $36,500
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $13.65 $16.49 $16.49 $16.49 $16.49
          Yearly $28,400 $34,290 $34,290 $34,290 $34,290
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.25 $15.19 $16.85 $18.27 $21.96
          Yearly $29,640 $31,600 $35,040 $38,010 $45,670
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $14.19 $14.69 $16.64 $17.93 $18.92
          Yearly $29,510 $30,540 $34,600 $37,290 $39,350
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.08 $12.38 $14.05 $15.37 $17.27
          Yearly $23,040 $25,750 $29,230 $31,960 $35,920
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.55 $13.59 $14.14 $16.10 $17.37
          Yearly $21,940 $28,260 $29,400 $33,480 $36,130
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $12.41 $12.41 $13.38 $17.09 $21.38
          Yearly $25,810 $25,810 $27,830 $35,550 $44,470
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $8.60 $11.01 $13.84 $14.92 $17.31
          Yearly $17,890 $22,890 $28,790 $31,030 $36,000
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.47 $13.60 $14.24 $16.22 $17.52
          Yearly $23,850 $28,280 $29,620 $33,730 $36,440
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $12.14 $13.22 $13.84 $16.49 $16.49
          Yearly $25,240 $27,500 $28,790 $34,290 $34,290
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.23 $11.23 $15.00 $18.00 $21.00
          Yearly $23,350 $23,350 $31,200 $37,440 $43,680
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