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Conservation Scientists salary in North Carolina

The median conservation scientists in North Carolina earns $64,460 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,270 a month.

10th percentile
$47,190
25th percentile
$50,300
Median percentile
$64,460
75th percentile
$81,920
90th percentile
$111,740

Based on 540 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

$51,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,460
Federal income tax−$5,555
Social Security + Medicare−$4,931
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,740
Monthly take-home$4,270
Every two weeks$1,971

Does it go far here?

$68,337Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
29%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 conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina