Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay in North Carolina

In North Carolina, the median pay for cleaners of vehicles and equipment is $16.09 an hour ($33,470 a year). About 13,820 people work in this job there.

$16.09Median hourly pay

$27,370–$37,400Middle half of workers, yearly

13,820People in this job in North Carolina

That is 7% lower than the U.S. median ($35,830). North Carolina ranks 42nd of 51 states and territories for this job’s median pay.

Pay range for cleaners of vehicles and equipment in North Carolina

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$10.83	$22,530
25% of workers	$13.16	$27,370
Half of workers (median)	$16.09	$33,470
75% of workers	$17.98	$37,400
90% of workers	$21.40	$44,520

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay in North Carolina metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Durham-Chapel Hill	$35,580	330
Raleigh-Cary	$35,190	2,030
Asheville	$34,540	380
Goldsboro	$34,470	150
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$33,930	450
Wilmington	$31,950	570
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia	$31,260	4,220
Fayetteville	$31,230	240
Greensboro-High Point	$31,200	1,090
Greenville	$29,690	180
Winston-Salem	$29,580	710
Jacksonville	$27,890	120
Rocky Mount	$27,840	360
Burlington	$27,140	230

North Carolina unemployment rate: 3.5% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for cleaners of vehicles and equipment

Typical education to start: No formal educational credential (BLS)
Related work experience most have: 3 to 6 months (O*NET)
Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +3.9% over ten years, about as fast as average · about 51,500 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in North Carolina

Job	Median yearly pay
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,500
Dishwashers	$30,340
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,730
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$31,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,580
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,370
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,140
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$47,280

Other job titles for this job

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.