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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Asheville, NC

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Asheville, NC earns $50,920 a year, 35% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,411 a month.

10th percentile
$29,580
25th percentile
$38,280
Median percentile
$50,920
75th percentile
$63,690
90th percentile
$81,240

Based on 110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$40,930 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,920
Federal income tax−$3,930
Social Security + Medicare−$3,895
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,164
Monthly take-home$3,411
Every two weeks$1,574

Does it go far here?

$52,764Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina