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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in North Carolina

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in North Carolina earns $49,650 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,330 a month.

10th percentile
$38,500
25th percentile
$43,820
Median percentile
$49,650
75th percentile
$59,990
90th percentile
$72,220

Based on 5,260 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

$39,964 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,650
Federal income tax−$3,778
Social Security + Medicare−$3,798
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,110
Monthly take-home$3,330
Every two weeks$1,537

Does it go far here?

$52,637Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
37%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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina