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          Wages for Food Preparation Workers in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $12.41 $14.40 $16.98 $18.53 $21.80
          Yearly $25,810 $29,950 $35,320 $38,550 $45,340
          North Carolina Hourly $10.52 $12.79 $14.55 $17.37 $18.63
          Yearly $21,870 $26,610 $30,260 $36,120 $38,760
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.93 $13.92 $16.62 $18.02 $21.61
          Yearly $24,820 $28,960 $34,560 $37,480 $44,950
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.74 $11.79 $14.17 $17.51 $18.93
          Yearly $22,340 $24,520 $29,470 $36,410 $39,380
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.97 $13.41 $15.30 $17.27 $21.36
          Yearly $22,820 $27,900 $31,830 $35,920 $44,420
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $10.46 $13.50 $16.43 $18.02 $21.12
          Yearly $21,760 $28,080 $34,180 $37,480 $43,940
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.77 $12.59 $13.94 $16.51 $17.74
          Yearly $22,400 $26,190 $29,000 $34,340 $36,890
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.20 $13.28 $14.26 $16.95 $17.85
          Yearly $21,220 $27,620 $29,660 $35,260 $37,120
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $9.96 $10.52 $12.71 $16.34 $17.47
          Yearly $20,730 $21,870 $26,430 $33,990 $36,350
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.78 $10.74 $13.52 $15.74 $17.20
          Yearly $20,350 $22,340 $28,130 $32,740 $35,770
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.51 $14.33 $15.44 $17.47 $18.60
          Yearly $23,930 $29,810 $32,110 $36,340 $38,680
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $9.92 $10.95 $13.75 $16.49 $17.57
          Yearly $20,640 $22,780 $28,610 $34,300 $36,540
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.67 $13.18 $15.31 $16.98 $18.43
          Yearly $24,280 $27,410 $31,840 $35,320 $38,340
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.85 $11.74 $13.58 $16.50 $18.23
          Yearly $22,560 $24,430 $28,240 $34,320 $37,920
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.53 $11.60 $13.87 $16.19 $17.83
          Yearly $21,900 $24,130 $28,850 $33,680 $37,090
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $12.15 $13.56 $16.62 $16.96 $17.89
          Yearly $25,270 $28,210 $34,580 $35,270 $37,210
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.08 $11.49 $13.31 $16.41 $17.86
          Yearly $20,960 $23,890 $27,680 $34,130 $37,140
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.75 $10.95 $13.81 $16.20 $17.31
          Yearly $22,360 $22,780 $28,730 $33,700 $36,000
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.77 $14.84 $15.66 $17.49 $18.47
          Yearly $28,630 $30,860 $32,580 $36,380 $38,430
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.12 $11.08 $13.42 $15.58 $16.89
          Yearly $18,980 $23,050 $27,900 $32,410 $35,140
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.97 $10.93 $13.26 $16.14 $17.79
          Yearly $20,740 $22,730 $27,590 $33,570 $36,990