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          Wages for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.28 $23.40 $28.78 $37.10 $48.60
          Yearly $42,190 $48,680 $59,850 $77,170 $101,090
          North Carolina Hourly $18.78 $21.97 $23.71 $27.82 $30.98
          Yearly $39,050 $45,700 $49,310 $57,870 $64,450
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.43 $19.88 $22.76 $27.84 $34.09
          Yearly $36,260 $41,360 $47,340 $57,900 $70,900
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $20.18 $22.94 $24.46 $28.48 $33.85
          Yearly $41,970 $47,710 $50,870 $59,230 $70,400
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.49 $23.05 $24.57 $28.70 $31.71
          Yearly $40,540 $47,950 $51,110 $59,690 $65,970
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $18.19 $19.92 $23.10 $27.36 $29.18
          Yearly $37,830 $41,430 $48,060 $56,910 $60,690
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.28 $21.65 $22.88 $24.80 $29.21
          Yearly $38,020 $45,030 $47,590 $51,590 $60,760
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $18.99 $23.01 $25.03 $29.38 $35.44
          Yearly $39,500 $47,870 $52,060 $61,100 $73,700
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.98 $20.30 $22.44 $25.36 $30.27
          Yearly $37,410 $42,220 $46,670 $52,760 $62,950
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.93 $21.55 $23.03 $27.13 $29.83
          Yearly $37,300 $44,830 $47,910 $56,420 $62,050
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.78 $21.54 $23.71 $25.62 $30.19
          Yearly $39,050 $44,800 $49,310 $53,300 $62,800
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.90 $20.95 $23.01 $27.28 $30.40
          Yearly $37,230 $43,580 $47,860 $56,740 $63,230
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.18 $21.99 $23.26 $28.47 $32.01
          Yearly $39,900 $45,750 $48,390 $59,210 $66,580
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.08 $22.61 $24.44 $29.62 $34.25
          Yearly $39,690 $47,030 $50,820 $61,610 $71,240
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.95 $21.81 $23.06 $24.89 $29.53
          Yearly $39,420 $45,370 $47,970 $51,770 $61,430
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.66 $20.99 $24.14 $27.56 $29.07
          Yearly $38,820 $43,670 $50,210 $57,330 $60,470
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.80 $18.37 $22.56 $27.64 $30.39
          Yearly $37,030 $38,200 $46,930 $57,490 $63,210
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.54 $18.98 $22.68 $23.25 $28.47
          Yearly $38,570 $39,480 $47,180 $48,360 $59,220
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.42 $20.96 $23.05 $27.03 $31.49
          Yearly $38,310 $43,610 $47,940 $56,230 $65,500
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.26 $22.20 $24.79 $26.13 $29.80
          Yearly $40,060 $46,180 $51,570 $54,350 $61,980
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.99 $20.84 $23.38 $26.06 $28.00
          Yearly $37,420 $43,340 $48,640 $54,210 $58,250