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Title: Data Analyst hourly rate in North Carolina, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Data Analyst pay in North Carolina: median wage $70 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $100. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

NC · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Data Analyst hourly rate in North Carolina

The market median wage for a Data Analyst in North Carolina is **$69.57 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$100 an hour** on Deftridge, +5% against the United States rate.

**$100/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$69.57/hr** median wage

**$48-89** middle half of wages

**$2,170** a month at 5 hours a week

## Data Analyst wage percentiles in North Carolina

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35.12 | $760 | $73,000 |
| 25th | $48.39 | $1,050 | $100,700 |
| Median | $69.57 | $1,510 | $144,700 |
| 75th | $88.54 | $1,920 | $184,200 |
| 90th | $104.42 | $2,260 | $217,200 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 10,140 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## North Carolina in numbers

What sets North Carolina apart for a Data Analyst, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+5%** median wage against the United States median of $65.96

- **11th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **10,140** people employed in the role in this place

- **$79.05** median wage in the Charlotte metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Data Analyst in North Carolina by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | $85 | $1,840 |
| Senior | $100 | $2,170 |
| Manager | $120 | $2,600 |

- Regular role **$100**

- One-off task **$115**

- Task bundle **$105**

## Data Analyst pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Data Analyst, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage North Carolina ranks **11 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $93.79 | $135 |
| Washington | $92.45 | $135 |
| District of Columbia | $83.34 | $120 |
| Vermont | $73.34 | $105 |
| New Jersey | $72.11 | $105 |
| Maryland | $69.91 | $100 |
| North Carolina | $69.57 | $100 |
| Rhode Island | $69.52 | $100 |
| Utah | $68.85 | $100 |
| Delaware | $68.43 | $100 |

## Metro areas in North Carolina

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Charlotte $79.05/hr median wage · range $60-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Burlington $69.57/hr median wage · range $48-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Goldsboro $69.57/hr median wage · range $48-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Jacksonville $69.57/hr median wage · range $48-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Pinehurst $69.57/hr median wage · range $48-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Rocky Mount $69.57/hr median wage · range $48-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Greenville $65.10/hr median wage · range $50-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Fayetteville $63.51/hr median wage · range $47-78](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Asheville $62.39/hr median wage · range $46-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

- [Raleigh $61.92/hr median wage · range $46-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/data-analyst/north-carolina/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

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