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          Wages for Waiters and Waitresses in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $8.70 $13.34 $16.94 $22.65 $31.12
          Yearly $18,100 $27,750 $35,230 $47,110 $64,720
          North Carolina Hourly $8.24 $10.00 $15.46 $23.34 $30.13
          Yearly $17,140 $20,800 $32,150 $48,550 $62,670
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.69 $10.70 $16.56 $24.03 $31.30
          Yearly $18,080 $22,260 $34,450 $49,990 $65,110
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.58 $10.62 $16.76 $23.56 $30.89
          Yearly $17,850 $22,090 $34,860 $48,990 $64,240
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.06 $8.89 $14.21 $22.44 $28.13
          Yearly $16,770 $18,490 $29,550 $46,660 $58,510
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.66 $9.89 $16.94 $23.63 $30.07
          Yearly $18,020 $20,560 $35,230 $49,150 $62,540
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.77 $8.82 $14.09 $22.14 $27.80
          Yearly $16,170 $18,350 $29,310 $46,040 $57,830
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.43 $9.00 $14.72 $22.88 $28.52
          Yearly $17,530 $18,720 $30,610 $47,590 $59,310
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.98 $8.91 $14.19 $22.16 $27.68
          Yearly $16,590 $18,530 $29,520 $46,100 $57,580
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.39 $14.45 $18.76 $23.35 $34.06
          Yearly $27,860 $30,060 $39,020 $48,570 $70,850
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.88 $9.98 $14.45 $22.69 $28.64
          Yearly $16,380 $20,750 $30,060 $47,190 $59,570
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.77 $8.76 $13.79 $22.10 $27.58
          Yearly $16,150 $18,230 $28,680 $45,970 $57,360
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.68 $8.54 $13.72 $21.60 $27.05
          Yearly $15,970 $17,750 $28,530 $44,920 $56,270
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.44 $8.47 $13.88 $22.33 $27.58
          Yearly $15,480 $17,620 $28,870 $46,440 $57,360
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.99 $9.14 $14.10 $22.53 $28.33
          Yearly $16,610 $19,020 $29,330 $46,870 $58,930
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $8.01 $9.07 $14.02 $21.57 $27.82
          Yearly $16,650 $18,870 $29,160 $44,860 $57,870
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.25 $8.34 $12.93 $21.40 $27.68
          Yearly $15,080 $17,360 $26,900 $44,520 $57,560
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $7.68 $8.55 $13.79 $22.25 $27.73
          Yearly $15,970 $17,770 $28,690 $46,270 $57,680
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.97 $10.19 $16.38 $22.69 $29.59
          Yearly $16,580 $21,190 $34,080 $47,190 $61,540
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $8.70 $10.11 $17.51 $27.68 $35.79
          Yearly $18,100 $21,030 $36,430 $57,580 $74,440
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $7.89 $8.65 $13.56 $21.90 $27.79
          Yearly $16,410 $17,990 $28,200 $45,540 $57,810