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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary in North Carolina

The median cutters and trimmers, hand in North Carolina earns $47,910 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,220 a month.

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$39,120
Median percentile
$47,910
75th percentile
$58,010
90th percentile
$60,070

Based on 1,060 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

$38,640 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,910
Federal income tax−$3,569
Social Security + Medicare−$3,665
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,036
Monthly take-home$3,220
Every two weeks$1,486

Does it go far here?

$50,792Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
38%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 cutters and trimmers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina