First-line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Salary in North Carolina

Find out how your pay in North Carolina:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in North Carolina vs. surrounding states

North Carolina:Avg Hourly: $30.28Avg Yearly: $62,980# Employed: 30,070

Blue areas make more money than North Carolina.

Red areas make less money than North Carolina.

North Carolina pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in North Carolina relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
West Virginia$9,470 more/yr$4.55 more/hr
Virginia$6,370 more/yr$3.06 more/hr
Georgia$4,220 more/yr$2.03 more/hr
South Carolina$3,030 more/yr$1.45 more/hr
Kentucky$1,490 more/yr$0.71 more/hr
Alabama$1,250 more/yr$0.60 more/hr
North Carolina$62,980.00/yr$30.28/hr
Tennessee$2,660 less/yr$1.28 less/hr

How salary for workers in North Carolina ranks in the US

North CarolinaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Arkansasless than Washington, D.C.

The average pay for workers in North Carolina is $62,980 per year, or $30.28 per hour.

North Carolina pays workers $6,090 (10.7%) more per year than Arkansas, the lowest paid state ($56,890) in the US.

North Carolina pays workers $32,940 (34.3%) less per year than Washington, D.C., the highest paid area ($95,920) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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