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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in North Carolina

The median child, family, and school social workers in North Carolina earns $59,610 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,962 a month.

10th percentile
$42,870
25th percentile
$49,010
Median percentile
$59,610
75th percentile
$68,120
90th percentile
$76,950

Based on 13,010 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

$47,543 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,610
Federal income tax−$4,973
Social Security + Medicare−$4,560
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,533
Monthly take-home$3,962
Every two weeks$1,829

Does it go far here?

$63,196Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
31%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina