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          Wages for Fast Food and Counter Workers in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.98 $13.32 $15.00 $17.34 $20.51
          Yearly $22,840 $27,700 $31,200 $36,070 $42,650
          North Carolina Hourly $10.48 $11.24 $13.74 $16.52 $17.70
          Yearly $21,800 $23,370 $28,570 $34,370 $36,820
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.62 $11.53 $13.85 $16.67 $17.51
          Yearly $22,090 $23,980 $28,810 $34,670 $36,420
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.08 $10.68 $13.08 $15.75 $17.64
          Yearly $20,960 $22,220 $27,200 $32,750 $36,680
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.39 $11.18 $13.32 $16.36 $17.31
          Yearly $21,600 $23,250 $27,710 $34,020 $36,010
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.34 $11.11 $13.46 $14.51 $17.12
          Yearly $21,510 $23,100 $28,000 $30,180 $35,600
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.14 $11.04 $13.50 $15.83 $17.30
          Yearly $21,090 $22,960 $28,070 $32,920 $35,990
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $9.98 $10.68 $12.45 $13.61 $16.43
          Yearly $20,760 $22,210 $25,900 $28,300 $34,170
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.41 $11.53 $13.40 $16.07 $17.45
          Yearly $21,650 $23,980 $27,860 $33,420 $36,300
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.43 $11.49 $13.50 $14.03 $17.34
          Yearly $21,690 $23,900 $28,090 $29,180 $36,060
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.30 $11.60 $13.77 $16.39 $17.59
          Yearly $21,430 $24,120 $28,640 $34,100 $36,580
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.06 $10.84 $12.91 $14.28 $16.64
          Yearly $20,930 $22,540 $26,850 $29,690 $34,600
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.31 $10.97 $13.56 $16.17 $17.40
          Yearly $21,450 $22,810 $28,200 $33,620 $36,190
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.86 $12.80 $14.02 $17.15 $18.20
          Yearly $22,590 $26,620 $29,170 $35,670 $37,860
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.26 $11.10 $13.26 $16.00 $17.39
          Yearly $21,340 $23,090 $27,580 $33,280 $36,170
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.15 $10.76 $13.54 $16.32 $17.14
          Yearly $21,110 $22,380 $28,170 $33,950 $35,660
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.76 $11.91 $13.98 $16.91 $18.01
          Yearly $22,370 $24,770 $29,080 $35,170 $37,460
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.18 $13.52 $13.84 $15.21 $17.00
          Yearly $27,420 $28,120 $28,780 $31,640 $35,360
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.35 $10.74 $13.20 $16.12 $17.80
          Yearly $21,530 $22,340 $27,460 $33,540 $37,030
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.14 $11.13 $13.14 $16.89 $17.76
          Yearly $21,100 $23,150 $27,330 $35,130 $36,940
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $10.99 $11.92 $13.88 $16.85 $17.79
          Yearly $22,850 $24,790 $28,880 $35,040 $37,010