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Mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina

Mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina was $64,290 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD64,290
Change on 2024+3%
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high64,2902025
Series low33,2702003

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Mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina, 2003 to 2025

30K40K50K60K70K2003200720112015201920252003: 33,270 USD2004: 33,960 USD2005: 34,460 USD2006: 35,520 USD2007: 36,900 USD2008: 38,230 USD2009: 39,420 USD2010: 40,500 USD2011: 41,250 USD2012: 41,750 USD2013: 42,420 USD2014: 43,280 USD2015: 44,170 USD2016: 45,280 USD2017: 46,080 USD2018: 47,200 USD2019: 48,550 USD2020: 51,010 USD2021: 53,100 USD2022: 56,220 USD2023: 59,730 USD2024: 62,440 USD2025: 64,290 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202564,290
202462,440
202359,730
202256,220
202153,100
202051,010
201948,550
201847,200
201746,080
201645,280
201544,170
201443,280
201342,420
201241,750
201141,250
201040,500
200939,420
200838,230
200736,900
200635,520
200534,460
200433,960
200333,270

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Carolina64,290
United States69,770

Rankings

Definition

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000) (Mean annual wage, all occupations, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Mean annual wage, all occupations, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000), Mean annual wage, all occupations, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-annual-wage/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina?

Mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina was $64,290 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean annual wage, all occupations in North Carolina?

$64,290 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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