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Dental Assistants salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median dental assistants in Fayetteville, NC earns $49,520 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,322 a month.

10th percentile
$36,600
25th percentile
$46,320
Median percentile
$49,520
75th percentile
$54,750
90th percentile
$56,410

Based on 460 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

$39,865 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,520
Federal income tax−$3,762
Social Security + Medicare−$3,788
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,105
Monthly take-home$3,322
Every two weeks$1,533

Does it go far here?

$53,839Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$239,200
Managers, All Other$132,180
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,310
Management Analysts$101,800
Computer Occupations, All Other$101,800
Logisticians$98,670
General and Operations Managers$96,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,620

All dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina