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County Wage Standards, 2000
The figures shown below are the Lowest Eligible Wage Alternatives (Private Sector) and represent the State Average Wage for all counties in which the State Wage is lower than the County Wage.
Use 110% figures for Tiers 2-5 unless facility is located within a Development Zone.
2000 Tier One
County 100%
Wage
Alleghany 371
Ashe 382
Beaufort 433
Bertie 374
Camden 361
Cherokee 379
Clay 367
Columbus 439
Edgecombe 422
Graham 366
Halifax 396
Hertford 379
Hyde 273
Jones 360
Martin 417
Northampton 411
Perquimans 344
Richmond 404
Scotland 434
Swain 341
Tyrrell 338
Warren 356
Washington 314
Yancey 379
2000 Tier Two
County 100%
Wage		 110%
Wage
Anson 445 490
Bladen 387 426
Hoke 308 339
Madison 408 449
Mitchell 423 465
Montgomery 414 455
Onslow 328 361
Pamlico 313 344
Pasquotank 382 420
Robeson 390 429
Rutherford 447 492
Vance 412 453
2000 Tier Three
County 100%
Wage		 110%
Wage
Avery 338 372
Caswell 395 435
Chowan 394 433
Cleveland 461 507
Cumberland 439 481
Currituck 350 385
Dare 325 358
Duplin 400 440
Gates 351 386
Greene 352 387
Haywood 444 488
Jackson 355 391
Lenoir 429 472
Macon 394 433
McDowell 436 480
Polk 348 383
Rockingham 460 506
Sampson 411 452
Stanly 464 510
Watauga 347 382
Wayne 427 468
Wilson 509 560
2000 Tier Four
County 100%
Wage		 110%
Wage
Alexander 423 465
Brunswick 422 464
Burke 447 492
Caldwell 445 490
Carteret 331 364
Craven 444 488
Davidson 464 510
Franklin 427 470
Gaston 513 564
Granville 457 503
Harnett 410 451
Lincoln 467 514
Nash 491 540
Pender 352 387
Person 470 517
Pitt 443 487
Rowan 469 516
Surry 406 447
Wilkes 450 495
2000 Tier Five
County 100%
Wage		 110%
Wage
Alamance 491 540
Buncombe 485 534
Cabarrus 535 589
Catawba 508 559
Chatham 451 496
Davie 431 474
Durham 544 598
Forsyth 544 598
Guilford 544 598
Henderson 498 548
Iredell 508 559
Johnston 447 492
Lee 484 532
Mecklenburg 544 598
Moore 448 493
New Hanover 491 540
Orange 532 585
Randolph 480 528
Stokes 419 461
Transylvania 513 564
Union 476 524
Wake 544 598
Yadkin 406 447
Machinery and Equipment Investment Thresholds: The threshold for Development Zones is $0 regardless of Tier Area.
Enterprise Tier 1
$0		 Enterprise Tier 2
$100,000		 Enterprise Tier 3
$200,000		 Enterprise Tier 4
$500,000		 Enterprise Tier 5
$1,000,000
Credit Values for Job Creation (per job): An additional credit of $4,000 per job is available in Development Zones.
Enterprise Tier 1
$12,500		 Enterprise Tier 2
$4,000		 Enterprise Tier 3
$3,000		 Enterprise Tier 4
$1,000		 Enterprise Tier 5
$500

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