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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Writers and Authors in NORTH CAROLINA

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.75 $25.43 $34.75 $47.27 $64.27
      Yearly $41,080 $52,890 $72,270 $98,320 $133,680
      North Carolina Hourly $17.11 $24.00 $30.64 $37.62 $48.64
      Yearly $35,580 $49,920 $63,720 $78,250 $101,160
      Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $24.89 $31.04 $36.87 $45.19 $62.31
      Yearly $51,770 $64,560 $76,680 $94,000 $129,610
      Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $24.75 $28.69 $35.97 $39.90 $49.51
      Yearly $51,470 $59,670 $74,820 $82,990 $102,990
      Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.74 $28.84 $33.99 $38.10 $44.71
      Yearly $47,300 $59,990 $70,700 $79,260 $92,990
      Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $21.34 $24.96 $33.89 $37.31 $46.65
      Yearly $44,390 $51,910 $70,480 $77,600 $97,020
      Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $19.76 $29.05 $32.49 $39.40 $50.41
      Yearly $41,090 $60,430 $67,580 $81,950 $104,850
      Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $20.49 $24.99 $31.39 $44.91 $75.40
      Yearly $42,610 $51,970 $65,280 $93,400 $156,830
      Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $22.64 $24.51 $28.84 $35.48 $46.70
      Yearly $47,100 $50,980 $59,990 $73,800 $97,130
      Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.40 $21.15 $28.30 $30.88 $45.05
      Yearly $36,200 $43,990 $58,850 $64,220 $93,690
      Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $15.66 $15.66 $17.11 $28.78 $34.60
      Yearly $32,570 $32,570 $35,580 $59,870 $71,980
      Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.92 $15.92 $15.92 $23.20 $30.64
      Yearly $33,110 $33,110 $33,110 $48,250 $63,740
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      Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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