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Title: PMO & Program Support rate in North Carolina | Deftridge
Summary: PMO & Program Support pay in North Carolina: median wage $29 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $45. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

NC · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# PMO & Program Support hourly rate in North Carolina

The market median wage for a PMO & Program Support in North Carolina is **$29.49 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$45 an hour** on Deftridge, +12% against the United States rate.

**$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$29.49/hr** median wage

**$23-38** middle half of wages

**$980** a month at 5 hours a week

## PMO & Program Support 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 | $17.60 | $380 | $36,600 |
| 25th | $22.56 | $490 | $46,900 |
| Median | $29.49 | $640 | $61,300 |
| 75th | $38.32 | $830 | $79,700 |
| 90th | $47.40 | $1,030 | $98,600 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 32,570 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 PMO & Program Support, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+1%** median wage against the United States median of $29.28

- **14th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **32,570** people employed in the role in this place

- **$32.57** median wage in the Durham metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a PMO & Program Support 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 (country floor) | $35 | $760 |
| Senior | $45 | $980 |
| Manager | $50 | $1,080 |

- Regular role **$45**

- One-off task **$50**

- Task bundle **$45**

Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United States floor of $35 applies instead.

## PMO & Program Support pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior PMO & Program Support, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage North Carolina ranks **14 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $37.47 | $55 |
| Delaware | $34.12 | $50 |
| Washington | $33.46 | $50 |
| New Mexico | $30.73 | $45 |
| Rhode Island | $30.69 | $45 |
| Illinois | $29.52 | $45 |
| North Carolina | $29.49 | $45 |
| Arizona | $29.37 | $45 |
| Georgia | $29.32 | $45 |
| Alabama | $29.20 | $40 |

## Metro areas in North Carolina

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

- [Durham $32.57/hr median wage · range $24-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Charlotte $30.44/hr median wage · range $23-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Raleigh $30.06/hr median wage · range $23-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Pinehurst $29.69/hr median wage · range $21-35](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Rocky Mount $29.26/hr median wage · range $22-36](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Fayetteville $28.23/hr median wage · range $21-35](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Greensboro $27.95/hr median wage · range $21-37](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Hickory $27.41/hr median wage · range $22-37](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Goldsboro $27.23/hr median wage · range $22-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/)

- [Wilmington $25.88/hr median wage · range $21-36](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/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.

[PMO & Program Support rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/pmo-program-support/) · [PMO & Program Support jobs in North Carolina](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pmo-program-support/north-carolina/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
