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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Burlington, NC

The median education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Burlington, NC earns $78,530 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,062 a month.

10th percentile
$62,110
25th percentile
$64,440
Median percentile
$78,530
75th percentile
$95,960
90th percentile
$102,310

Based on 160 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

$60,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,530
Federal income tax−$8,447
Social Security + Medicare−$6,008
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,338
Monthly take-home$5,062
Every two weeks$2,336

Does it go far here?

$84,263Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

All education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina