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Computer Programmers salary in North Carolina

The median computer programmers in North Carolina earns $81,070 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,201 a month.

10th percentile
$26,170
25th percentile
$44,030
Median percentile
$81,070
75th percentile
$105,370
90th percentile
$134,780

Based on 4,120 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

$62,417 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,070
Federal income tax−$9,005
Social Security + Medicare−$6,202
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,445
Monthly take-home$5,201
Every two weeks$2,401

Does it go far here?

$85,947Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
24%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina