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          Wages for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in NORTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.37 $23.99 $28.94 $34.83 $40.29
          Yearly $44,460 $49,900 $60,190 $72,450 $83,800
          North Carolina Hourly $19.60 $22.00 $27.55 $33.35 $42.97
          Yearly $40,770 $45,760 $57,300 $69,360 $89,370
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $21.86 $23.61 $29.57 $37.61 $40.42
          Yearly $45,470 $49,110 $61,500 $78,240 $84,080
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $22.14 $23.14 $24.23 $31.63 $33.55
          Yearly $46,060 $48,130 $50,400 $65,790 $69,780
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $18.25 $21.86 $28.03 $32.20 $39.33
          Yearly $37,960 $45,470 $58,290 $66,970 $81,810
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          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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