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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      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.67 $25.32 $35.43 $48.55 $71.27
      Yearly $40,900 $52,660 $73,690 $100,990 $148,240
      North Carolina Hourly $16.44 $23.36 $31.02 $38.42 $48.69
      Yearly $34,200 $48,590 $64,520 $79,920 $101,270
      Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $24.39 $28.84 $38.83 $49.25 $62.51
      Yearly $50,740 $59,990 $80,760 $102,440 $130,010
      Raleigh, NC Metro Area Hourly $23.17 $26.92 $33.66 $38.43 $48.19
      Yearly $48,190 $55,990 $70,010 $79,930 $100,240
      Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $22.16 $24.78 $32.60 $38.50 $53.89
      Yearly $46,100 $51,530 $67,810 $80,070 $112,090
      Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.75 $25.45 $32.49 $37.50 $48.08
      Yearly $47,320 $52,940 $67,570 $78,000 $100,000
      Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $14.83 $24.32 $31.96 $38.72 $47.78
      Yearly $30,840 $50,590 $66,470 $80,540 $99,390
      Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.09 $21.42 $30.72 $36.15 $40.79
      Yearly $35,540 $44,560 $63,890 $75,200 $84,850
      Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $20.66 $22.93 $29.26 $39.39 $48.88
      Yearly $42,970 $47,680 $60,850 $81,940 $101,670
      Mountain North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $16.85 $21.67 $28.35 $34.26 $40.20
      Yearly $35,050 $45,070 $58,960 $71,270 $83,620
      Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $14.96 $14.96 $23.94 $30.76 $40.48
      Yearly $31,110 $31,110 $49,790 $63,970 $84,200
      Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area Hourly $16.29 $17.19 $21.25 $30.72 $30.72
      Yearly $33,880 $35,750 $44,200 $63,890 $63,900
      Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      New Bern, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Piedmont North Carolina Balance of State 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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      Southeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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