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Dentists, All Other Specialists salary in North Carolina

The median dentists, all other specialists in North Carolina earns $225,990 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,151 a month.

10th percentile
$99,020
25th percentile
$161,500
Median percentile
$225,990
75th percentile
$264,990
90th percentile
$304,180

Based on 130 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

$157,815 take-home a year
Gross pay$225,990
Federal income tax−$43,621
Social Security + Medicare−$14,950
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$9,605
Monthly take-home$13,151
Every two weeks$6,070

Does it go far here?

$239,584Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
9%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 dentists, all other specialists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina