In North Carolina:
- Workers on average earn $57,650.
- 10% of workers earn $45,430 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $64,460 or more.
In the United States:
- Workers on average earn $72,040.
- 10% of workers earn $48,780 or less.
- 10% of workers earn $107,600 or more.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data
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| Location | Annual Low (10%) | Annual QL (25%) | Annual Median (50%) | Annual QU (75%) | Annual High (90%) |
| United States | $48,780 | $59,980 | $72,040 | $92,570 | $107,600 |
| North Carolina | $45,430 | $47,760 | $57,650 | $60,740 | $64,460 |
| Asheville, NC | $46,640 | $48,810 | $59,320 | $61,440 | $63,920 |
| Burlington, NC | $39,820 | $45,850 | $49,680 | $59,270 | $61,290 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,990 | $46,640 | $53,490 | $58,740 | $60,750 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $47,270 | $48,740 | $60,300 | $62,590 | $75,520 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $40,480 | $46,060 | $57,870 | $61,340 | $63,790 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,500 | $47,520 | $49,390 | $58,980 | $59,780 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $37,870 | $45,880 | $49,580 | $57,150 | $58,880 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $42,880 | $45,450 | $52,180 | $56,640 | $61,720 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,760 | $47,830 | $58,990 | $60,400 | $63,340 |
| Greenville, NC | $44,670 | $46,010 | $57,230 | $58,990 | $62,180 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $44,400 | $47,940 | $57,790 | $59,030 | $59,830 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,360 | $46,440 | $56,280 | $57,480 | $68,920 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $47,330 | $49,560 | $60,380 | $62,890 | $75,190 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $40,990 | $45,810 | $47,770 | $55,830 | $56,250 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $52,700 | $61,270 | $76,790 | $82,640 | $101,470 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,330 | $47,790 | $57,240 | $59,690 | $60,490 |
| Wilmington, NC | $44,790 | $47,000 | $57,980 | $60,190 | $66,500 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $45,410 | $47,560 | $57,930 | $59,430 | $63,600 |
