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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 Cooks, Short Order in NORTH CAROLINA

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $11.21 $13.67 $16.41 $18.39 $21.16
      Yearly $23,320 $28,430 $34,130 $38,240 $44,010
      North Carolina Hourly $9.36 $10.81 $11.93 $13.65 $16.00
      Yearly $19,460 $22,490 $24,810 $28,390 $33,280
      Mountain North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.57 $12.83 $15.31 $20.49 $20.49
      Yearly $21,990 $26,680 $31,840 $42,630 $42,630
      Southeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $10.56 $12.92 $13.69 $17.17 $17.17
      Yearly $21,970 $26,870 $28,480 $35,720 $35,720
      Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $12.00 $12.00 $13.40 $15.03 $19.60
      Yearly $24,960 $24,960 $27,860 $31,260 $40,770
      Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $8.44 $11.74 $12.81 $13.70 $16.24
      Yearly $17,560 $24,420 $26,650 $28,500 $33,780
      Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $9.94 $9.94 $12.80 $16.00 $16.00
      Yearly $20,670 $20,670 $26,610 $33,280 $33,280
      Raleigh, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.34 $11.81 $12.68 $15.36 $17.88
      Yearly $23,580 $24,570 $26,370 $31,940 $37,190
      Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area Hourly $10.66 $11.21 $12.28 $14.22 $18.26
      Yearly $22,160 $23,320 $25,550 $29,580 $37,970
      Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.33 $12.14 $12.14 $12.14 $14.53
      Yearly $23,570 $25,250 $25,250 $25,250 $30,220
      Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.87 $10.08 $11.95 $11.95 $13.62
      Yearly $16,380 $20,970 $24,850 $24,850 $28,320
      Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $11.29 $11.93 $11.93 $12.76 $15.12
      Yearly $23,480 $24,810 $24,810 $26,530 $31,460
      Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.73 $7.84 $11.90 $11.90 $14.60
      Yearly $16,070 $16,320 $24,760 $24,760 $30,360
      Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.68 $7.68 $11.69 $11.69 $14.16
      Yearly $15,980 $15,980 $24,310 $24,310 $29,450
      Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.71 $11.60 $11.60 $13.35 $17.39
      Yearly $22,290 $24,130 $24,130 $27,760 $36,170
      Northeast Coastal North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $11.53 $11.53 $11.53 $11.78 $13.82
      Yearly $23,990 $23,990 $23,990 $24,490 $28,750
      Piedmont North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $7.49 $11.53 $11.53 $13.50 $14.20
      Yearly $15,570 $23,990 $23,990 $28,080 $29,540
      Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $7.28 $7.29 $11.09 $11.09 $11.78
      Yearly $15,140 $15,160 $23,060 $23,060 $24,490
      Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $10.34 $10.94 $10.94 $12.24 $13.18
      Yearly $21,510 $22,760 $22,760 $25,460 $27,420
      Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.21 $10.00 $10.91 $10.91 $13.83
      Yearly $19,150 $20,800 $22,690 $22,690 $28,770
      Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $9.85 $9.85 $10.48 $11.25 $13.13
      Yearly $20,480 $20,480 $21,800 $23,400 $27,300
      New Bern, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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