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

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $62,130 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,122 a month.

10th percentile
$40,940
25th percentile
$49,220
Median percentile
$62,130
75th percentile
$80,250
90th percentile
$100,080

Based on 260 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

$49,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,130
Federal income tax−$5,276
Social Security + Medicare−$4,753
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,641
Monthly take-home$4,122
Every two weeks$1,902

Does it go far here?

$63,676Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

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