Living wage by county in North Carolina, 2027
The living wage in North Carolina ranges from $20.60 to $25.62 an hour per worker across its 100 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In North Carolina, 24.4% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | $20.60 | $6,239 | $35.99 |
| Alexander County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Alleghany County | $22.02 | $6,668 | $38.47 |
| Anson County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Ashe County | $22.02 | $6,668 | $38.47 |
| Avery County | $21.64 | $6,554 | $37.81 |
| Beaufort County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Bertie County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Bladen County | $21.80 | $6,602 | $38.09 |
| Brunswick County | $22.89 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Buncombe County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Burke County | $22.25 | $6,739 | $38.88 |
| Cabarrus County | $23.38 | $7,081 | $40.85 |
| Caldwell County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
| Camden County | $24.37 | $7,379 | $42.57 |
| Carteret County | $24.46 | $7,408 | $42.74 |
| Caswell County | $20.60 | $6,239 | $35.99 |
| Catawba County | $22.25 | $6,739 | $38.88 |
| Chatham County | $23.00 | $6,966 | $40.19 |
| Cherokee County | $23.13 | $7,003 | $40.40 |
| Chowan County | $22.43 | $6,794 | $39.20 |
| Clay County | $23.13 | $7,003 | $40.40 |
| Cleveland County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Columbus County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.60 |
| Craven County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Cumberland County | $21.64 | $6,554 | $37.81 |
| Currituck County | $24.37 | $7,379 | $42.57 |
| Dare County | $23.71 | $7,180 | $41.42 |
| Davidson County | $22.75 | $6,888 | $39.74 |
| Davie County | $22.75 | $6,888 | $39.74 |
| Duplin County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Durham County | $22.38 | $6,779 | $39.11 |
| Edgecombe County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Forsyth County | $22.75 | $6,888 | $39.74 |
| Franklin County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Gaston County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Gates County | $22.43 | $6,794 | $39.20 |
| Graham County | $23.13 | $7,003 | $40.40 |
| Granville County | $22.38 | $6,779 | $39.11 |
| Greene County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Guilford County | $20.60 | $6,239 | $35.99 |
| Halifax County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Harnett County | $22.79 | $6,902 | $39.82 |
| Haywood County | $21.76 | $6,590 | $38.02 |
| Henderson County | $22.59 | $6,842 | $39.47 |
| Hertford County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Hoke County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Hyde County | $22.82 | $6,910 | $39.86 |
| Iredell County | $23.17 | $7,018 | $40.49 |
| Jackson County | $23.47 | $7,108 | $41.01 |
| Johnston County | $22.79 | $6,902 | $39.82 |
| Jones County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Lee County | $24.08 | $7,292 | $42.07 |
| Lenoir County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Lincoln County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Macon County | $23.13 | $7,003 | $40.40 |
| Madison County | $21.64 | $6,554 | $37.81 |
| Martin County | $22.43 | $6,794 | $39.20 |
| McDowell County | $22.25 | $6,739 | $38.88 |
| Mecklenburg County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Mitchell County | $21.64 | $6,554 | $37.81 |
| Montgomery County | $22.29 | $6,751 | $38.95 |
| Moore County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Nash County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| New Hanover County | $22.89 | $6,933 | $40.00 |
| Northampton County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Onslow County | $23.70 | $7,177 | $41.40 |
| Orange County | $22.38 | $6,779 | $39.11 |
| Pamlico County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Pasquotank County | $22.82 | $6,910 | $39.86 |
| Pender County | $22.79 | $6,902 | $39.82 |
| Perquimans County | $22.43 | $6,794 | $39.20 |
| Person County | $20.60 | $6,239 | $35.99 |
| Pitt County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Polk County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Randolph County | $22.29 | $6,751 | $38.95 |
| Richmond County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Robeson County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Rockingham County | $20.60 | $6,239 | $35.99 |
| Rowan County | $23.38 | $7,081 | $40.85 |
| Rutherford County | $21.97 | $6,652 | $38.38 |
| Sampson County | $22.79 | $6,902 | $39.82 |
| Scotland County | $21.34 | $6,462 | $37.28 |
| Stanly County | $23.00 | $6,966 | $40.19 |
| Stokes County | $21.76 | $6,591 | $38.02 |
| Surry County | $22.02 | $6,668 | $38.47 |
| Swain County | $23.13 | $7,003 | $40.40 |
| Transylvania County | $25.62 | $7,758 | $44.76 |
| Tyrrell County | $22.71 | $6,878 | $39.68 |
| Union County | $22.46 | $6,802 | $39.24 |
| Vance County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Wake County | $23.64 | $7,160 | $41.31 |
| Warren County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Washington County | $22.43 | $6,794 | $39.20 |
| Watauga County | $22.44 | $6,797 | $39.21 |
| Wayne County | $22.26 | $6,742 | $38.90 |
| Wilkes County | $22.74 | $6,886 | $39.73 |
| Wilson County | $22.13 | $6,702 | $38.67 |
| Yadkin County | $22.02 | $6,668 | $38.47 |
| Yancey County | $22.71 | $6,876 | $39.67 |
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