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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Charlotte, NC

The median child, family, and school social workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $60,950 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,047 a month.

10th percentile
$44,810
25th percentile
$50,330
Median percentile
$60,950
75th percentile
$68,120
90th percentile
$85,380

Based on 3,020 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

$48,563 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,950
Federal income tax−$5,134
Social Security + Medicare−$4,663
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,590
Monthly take-home$4,047
Every two weeks$1,868

Does it go far here?

$62,610Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina