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Dental Assistants salary in North Carolina

The median dental assistants in North Carolina earns $50,380 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,377 a month.

10th percentile
$38,240
25th percentile
$47,680
Median percentile
$50,380
75th percentile
$57,720
90th percentile
$60,200

Based on 11,450 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

$40,519 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,380
Federal income tax−$3,866
Social Security + Medicare−$3,854
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,141
Monthly take-home$3,377
Every two weeks$1,558

Does it go far here?

$53,411Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
36%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 dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina