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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in North Carolina

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in North Carolina earns $73,800 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,801 a month.

10th percentile
$45,460
25th percentile
$55,390
Median percentile
$73,800
75th percentile
$84,710
90th percentile
$104,620

Based on 2,880 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

$57,612 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,800
Federal income tax−$7,406
Social Security + Medicare−$5,646
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,137
Monthly take-home$4,801
Every two weeks$2,216

Does it go far here?

$78,239Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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