Median earnings per worker: zip codes ranked in North Carolina
The middle yearly earnings of employed residents 16 and older (wages, salary and self-employment income), counting part-time workers. Lower than household income, which adds up everyone in a home. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where workers earn the most
| # | Zip | City | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28207 | Charlotte | $120,753 |
| 2 | 27608 | Raleigh | $110,984 |
| 3 | 27562 | New Hill | $96,577 |
| 4 | 27523 | Apex | $92,767 |
| 5 | 27519 | Cary | $91,912 |
| 6 | 27310 | Oak Ridge | $89,018 |
| 7 | 27502 | Apex | $85,182 |
| 8 | 28036 | Davidson | $83,979 |
| 9 | 28480 | Wrightsville Beach | $83,083 |
| 10 | 27614 | Raleigh | $81,238 |
| 11 | 28204 | Charlotte | $81,189 |
| 12 | 28277 | Charlotte | $79,230 |
| 13 | 27613 | Raleigh | $78,771 |
| 14 | 28203 | Charlotte | $78,755 |
| 15 | 28209 | Charlotte | $77,804 |
| 16 | 28202 | Charlotte | $77,405 |
| 17 | 27560 | Morrisville | $76,315 |
| 18 | 28226 | Charlotte | $75,521 |
| 19 | 27539 | Apex | $75,445 |
| 20 | 28211 | Charlotte | $75,400 |
| 21 | 28078 | Huntersville | $74,349 |
| 22 | 27513 | Cary | $73,409 |
| 23 | 27540 | Holly Springs | $73,295 |
| 24 | 28270 | Charlotte | $72,921 |
| 25 | 27518 | Cary | $72,566 |
| 26 | 27617 | Raleigh | $71,331 |
| 27 | 28031 | Cornelius | $71,172 |
| 28 | 28075 | Harrisburg | $70,828 |
| 29 | 28173 | Waxhaw | $69,827 |
| 30 | 27571 | Rolesville | $69,821 |
| 31 | 27503 | Bahama | $68,777 |
| 32 | 27358 | Summerfield | $68,379 |
| 33 | 28682 | Terrell | $67,955 |
| 34 | 28104 | Matthews | $67,902 |
| 35 | 27054 | Woodleaf | $66,726 |
| 36 | 27587 | Wake Forest | $66,073 |
| 37 | 27601 | Raleigh | $66,020 |
| 38 | 28278 | Charlotte | $65,939 |
| 39 | 28909 | Warne | $65,778 |
| 40 | 27615 | Raleigh | $65,609 |
| 41 | 27852 | Macclesfield | $65,135 |
| 42 | 28037 | Denver | $64,469 |
| 43 | 27517 | Chapel Hill | $64,229 |
| 44 | 28465 | Oak Island | $62,908 |
| 45 | 28742 | Horse Shoe | $62,831 |
| 46 | 27278 | Hillsborough | $62,215 |
| 47 | 28673 | Sherrills Ford | $62,183 |
| 48 | 28210 | Charlotte | $61,605 |
| 49 | 27516 | Chapel Hill | $61,582 |
| 50 | 27572 | Rougemont | $61,466 |
| 51 | 27808 | Bath | $61,250 |
| 52 | 27713 | Durham | $61,169 |
| 53 | 27921 | Camden | $60,804 |
| 54 | 27612 | Raleigh | $60,735 |
| 55 | 27959 | Nags Head | $60,603 |
| 56 | 28374 | Pinehurst | $60,534 |
| 57 | 27526 | Fuquay Varina | $60,523 |
| 58 | 27527 | Clayton | $60,498 |
| 59 | 28117 | Mooresville | $60,089 |
| 60 | 28428 | Carolina Beach | $60,028 |
| 61 | 28012 | Belmont | $60,011 |
| 62 | 27408 | Greensboro | $60,000 |
| 63 | 27880 | Sims | $59,832 |
| 64 | 27235 | Colfax | $59,659 |
| 65 | 27609 | Raleigh | $59,398 |
| 66 | 28763 | Otto | $59,310 |
| 67 | 27712 | Durham | $58,941 |
| 68 | 27958 | Moyock | $58,908 |
| 69 | 27040 | Pfafftown | $58,807 |
| 70 | 27511 | Cary | $58,721 |
| 71 | 27357 | Stokesdale | $58,667 |
| 72 | 27312 | Pittsboro | $58,443 |
| 73 | 27603 | Raleigh | $58,376 |
| 74 | 28717 | Cashiers | $58,239 |
| 75 | 27583 | Timberlake | $58,036 |
| 76 | 28409 | Wilmington | $57,913 |
| 77 | 27885 | Swanquarter | $57,766 |
| 78 | 27703 | Durham | $57,644 |
| 79 | 28774 | Sapphire | $57,639 |
| 80 | 28626 | Fleetwood | $57,518 |
| 81 | 27012 | Clemmons | $57,335 |
| 82 | 27949 | Kitty Hawk | $57,230 |
| 83 | 28445 | Holly Ridge | $57,012 |
| 84 | 27596 | Youngsville | $57,007 |
| 85 | 27291 | Leasburg | $56,989 |
| 86 | 27281 | Jackson Springs | $56,981 |
| 87 | 27929 | Currituck | $56,865 |
| 88 | 27950 | Knotts Island | $56,823 |
| 89 | 27023 | Lewisville | $56,676 |
| 90 | 28032 | Cramerton | $56,667 |
| 91 | 27592 | Willow Spring | $56,400 |
| 92 | 28584 | Swansboro | $56,358 |
| 93 | 27282 | Jamestown | $56,084 |
| 94 | 28105 | Matthews | $55,842 |
| 95 | 28305 | Fayetteville | $55,777 |
| 96 | 27927 | Corolla | $55,417 |
| 97 | 27104 | Winston-Salem | $55,296 |
| 98 | 27935 | Eure | $55,119 |
| 99 | 28107 | Midland | $54,930 |
| 100 | 27545 | Knightdale | $54,770 |
Zip codes where workers earn the least
| # | Zip | City | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27708 | Durham | $4,820 |
| 2 | 27268 | High Point | $4,887 |
| 3 | 27506 | Buies Creek | $6,250 |
| 4 | 28223 | Charlotte | $6,274 |
| 5 | 27109 | Winston-Salem | $6,359 |
| 6 | 27411 | Greensboro | $6,375 |
| 7 | 27412 | Greensboro | $6,630 |
| 8 | 27695 | Raleigh | $7,059 |
| 9 | 27110 | Winston-Salem | $8,594 |
| 10 | 28452 | Longwood | $15,962 |
| 11 | 28607 | Boone | $21,154 |
| 12 | 27252 | Goldston | $21,809 |
| 13 | 28723 | Cullowhee | $21,977 |
| 14 | 28508 | Albertson | $23,184 |
| 15 | 28627 | Glade Valley | $24,296 |
| 16 | 28420 | Ash | $26,611 |
| 17 | 27855 | Murfreesboro | $26,906 |
| 18 | 28649 | Mc Grady | $27,500 |
| 19 | 28698 | Zionville | $28,214 |
| 20 | 28547 | Camp Lejeune | $28,315 |
| 21 | 28119 | Morven | $28,790 |
| 22 | 28644 | Laurel Springs | $29,234 |
| 23 | 28343 | Gibson | $29,314 |
| 24 | 28438 | Evergreen | $29,356 |
| 25 | 28301 | Fayetteville | $29,807 |
| 26 | 27403 | Greensboro | $29,922 |
| 27 | 27831 | Garysburg | $30,167 |
| 28 | 27925 | Columbia | $30,263 |
| 29 | 27884 | Stokes | $30,355 |
| 30 | 28009 | Badin | $30,430 |
| 31 | 27544 | Kittrell | $30,473 |
| 32 | 27401 | Greensboro | $30,496 |
| 33 | 28307 | Fort Bragg | $30,518 |
| 34 | 27890 | Weldon | $30,625 |
| 35 | 27824 | Engelhard | $30,689 |
| 36 | 28615 | Creston | $30,712 |
| 37 | 28333 | Dudley | $30,875 |
| 38 | 28357 | Lumber Bridge | $30,907 |
| 39 | 28729 | Etowah | $30,976 |
| 40 | 27311 | Pelham | $30,989 |
| 41 | 27847 | Kelford | $31,250 |
| 42 | 28766 | Penrose | $31,289 |
| 43 | 27849 | Lewiston Woodville | $31,364 |
| 44 | 28901 | Andrews | $31,478 |
| 45 | 28551 | La Grange | $31,523 |
| 46 | 28170 | Wadesboro | $31,558 |
| 47 | 28773 | Saluda | $31,696 |
| 48 | 28772 | Rosman | $31,750 |
| 49 | 27829 | Fountain | $31,768 |
| 50 | 28683 | Thurmond | $31,964 |
| 51 | 27536 | Henderson | $31,988 |
| 52 | 27046 | Sandy Ridge | $32,144 |
| 53 | 28684 | Todd | $32,181 |
| 54 | 27209 | Biscoe | $32,202 |
| 55 | 28670 | Ronda | $32,226 |
| 56 | 28439 | Fair Bluff | $32,241 |
| 57 | 27022 | Lawsonville | $32,325 |
| 58 | 27869 | Rich Square | $32,344 |
| 59 | 28665 | Purlear | $32,419 |
| 60 | 27305 | Milton | $32,437 |
| 61 | 28544 | Midway Park | $32,473 |
| 62 | 28458 | Rose Hill | $32,532 |
| 63 | 28501 | Kinston | $32,547 |
| 64 | 27589 | Warrenton | $32,729 |
| 65 | 28167 | Union Mills | $32,829 |
| 66 | 28377 | Red Springs | $32,866 |
| 67 | 28135 | Polkton | $32,928 |
| 68 | 28344 | Godwin | $33,125 |
| 69 | 28435 | Currie | $33,147 |
| 70 | 28073 | Grover | $33,256 |
| 71 | 28383 | Rowland | $33,274 |
| 72 | 28345 | Hamlet | $33,364 |
| 73 | 27970 | Roper | $33,388 |
| 74 | 27356 | Star | $33,500 |
| 75 | 28352 | Laurinburg | $33,553 |
| 76 | 28623 | Ennice | $33,625 |
| 77 | 27888 | Walstonburg | $33,768 |
| 78 | 28580 | Snow Hill | $33,819 |
| 79 | 27957 | Merry Hill | $33,958 |
| 80 | 28697 | Wilkesboro | $34,011 |
| 81 | 28174 | Wingate | $34,036 |
| 82 | 27260 | High Point | $34,117 |
| 83 | 27105 | Winston-Salem | $34,131 |
| 84 | 28722 | Columbus | $34,141 |
| 85 | 28365 | Mount Olive | $34,163 |
| 86 | 27563 | Norlina | $34,275 |
| 87 | 27876 | Seaboard | $34,474 |
| 88 | 28676 | State Road | $34,583 |
| 89 | 28521 | Chinquapin | $34,602 |
| 90 | 28456 | Riegelwood | $34,623 |
| 91 | 27932 | Edenton | $34,642 |
| 92 | 28675 | Sparta | $34,656 |
| 93 | 28692 | Vilas | $34,671 |
| 94 | 28651 | Millers Creek | $34,754 |
| 95 | 27893 | Wilson | $34,801 |
| 96 | 27573 | Roxboro | $34,911 |
| 97 | 28340 | Fairmont | $34,938 |
| 98 | 28423 | Bolton | $34,942 |
| 99 | 27830 | Fremont | $34,959 |
| 100 | 28403 | Wilmington | $34,993 |
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