Median pay · North Carolina
$47,970A year, or $23 an hour.Take-home a month$3,277After federal, state and FICA tax at 18%
Worth at national prices$50,856Prices here sit at 94.3 against 100
Against the nation5.9% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $28,580 | $14 |
| 25th percentile | $36,030 | $17 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $47,970 | $23 |
| 75th percentile | $75,610 | $36 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $119,640 | $58 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $64,290 | $31 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in North CarolinaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$47,970
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$23.06
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,277 a month at an effective rate of 18%.$39,319 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in North Carolina sit at 94.3 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$50,856
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.5.9% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.4,941,820
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1