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Electrical Engineers salary in North Carolina

The median electrical engineers in North Carolina earns $110,130 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,802 a month.

10th percentile
$66,800
25th percentile
$79,370
Median percentile
$110,130
75th percentile
$148,330
90th percentile
$203,490

Based on 7,090 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

$81,626 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,130
Federal income tax−$15,399
Social Security + Medicare−$8,425
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,681
Monthly take-home$6,802
Every two weeks$3,139

Does it go far here?

$116,755Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
18%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 electrical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina