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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in North Carolina

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in North Carolina earns $63,020 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,178 a month.

10th percentile
$43,600
25th percentile
$53,290
Median percentile
$63,020
75th percentile
$74,290
90th percentile
$77,780

Based on 1,220 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

$50,138 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,020
Federal income tax−$5,382
Social Security + Medicare−$4,821
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,678
Monthly take-home$4,178
Every two weeks$1,928

Does it go far here?

$66,811Median 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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina