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Dental Assistants salary in Jacksonville, NC

The median dental assistants in Jacksonville, NC earns $47,970 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,224 a month.

10th percentile
$35,250
25th percentile
$46,170
Median percentile
$47,970
75th percentile
$50,230
90th percentile
$54,260

Based on 170 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

$38,685 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,970
Federal income tax−$3,576
Social Security + Medicare−$3,670
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,039
Monthly take-home$3,224
Every two weeks$1,488

Does it go far here?

$52,093Median pay in Jacksonville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,265 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jacksonville, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,100
Registered Nurses$84,750
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,910
Office Clerks, General$38,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580

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