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Couriers and Messengers salary in North Carolina

The median couriers and messengers in North Carolina earns $39,100 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,661 a month.

10th percentile
$28,120
25th percentile
$35,600
Median percentile
$39,100
75th percentile
$41,740
90th percentile
$47,280

Based on 3,350 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

$31,935 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,100
Federal income tax−$2,512
Social Security + Medicare−$2,991
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,662
Monthly take-home$2,661
Every two weeks$1,228

Does it go far here?

$41,452Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
46%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 couriers and messengers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina