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          Wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in NORTH CAROLINA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.48 $14.99 $17.00 $18.51 $22.17
          Yearly $28,030 $31,190 $35,360 $38,500 $46,120
          North Carolina Hourly $11.42 $13.41 $15.13 $18.05 $19.29
          Yearly $23,760 $27,880 $31,460 $37,540 $40,110
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.71 $11.22 $13.16 $16.39 $19.80
          Yearly $22,280 $23,350 $27,370 $34,090 $41,170
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $13.34 $14.08 $16.13 $18.10 $20.44
          Yearly $27,740 $29,280 $33,550 $37,650 $42,500
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.95 $12.89 $18.74 $19.72 $21.68
          Yearly $22,780 $26,800 $38,980 $41,020 $45,090
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $12.34 $14.26 $15.61 $18.16 $20.94
          Yearly $25,660 $29,670 $32,470 $37,760 $43,550
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $12.58 $13.54 $13.96 $18.54 $19.56
          Yearly $26,160 $28,170 $29,030 $38,560 $40,690
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.38 $13.13 $15.08 $17.83 $20.47
          Yearly $23,660 $27,300 $31,370 $37,080 $42,580
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.47 $12.34 $16.59 $18.60 $21.13
          Yearly $15,540 $25,660 $34,500 $38,690 $43,950
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.93 $12.63 $15.13 $17.48 $18.34
          Yearly $22,740 $26,280 $31,460 $36,360 $38,160
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $13.48 $14.59 $16.69 $17.53 $18.15
          Yearly $28,030 $30,350 $34,710 $36,460 $37,760
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $11.08 $12.60 $13.57 $17.55 $18.35
          Yearly $23,040 $26,210 $28,230 $36,490 $38,180
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.87 $13.78 $16.85 $18.05 $19.06
          Yearly $24,690 $28,660 $35,040 $37,540 $39,640
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.54 $13.20 $16.74 $17.78 $18.81
          Yearly $24,000 $27,460 $34,810 $36,970 $39,130
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.31 $13.27 $16.65 $18.59 $18.67
          Yearly $23,530 $27,610 $34,620 $38,670 $38,820
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $11.21 $11.61 $13.24 $16.34 $17.93
          Yearly $23,330 $24,150 $27,530 $34,000 $37,290
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.25 $12.53 $13.78 $16.29 $18.40
          Yearly $23,400 $26,060 $28,670 $33,870 $38,270
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $11.05 $11.25 $13.14 $16.00 $18.39
          Yearly $22,980 $23,400 $27,340 $33,280 $38,250
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.07 $13.97 $14.80 $17.23 $17.56
          Yearly $23,030 $29,050 $30,790 $35,850 $36,520
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.01 $12.59 $14.29 $16.58 $16.95
          Yearly $22,900 $26,190 $29,730 $34,480 $35,260
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.75 $12.30 $13.83 $17.34 $17.34
          Yearly $22,350 $25,580 $28,760 $36,070 $36,070