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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in North Carolina

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in North Carolina earns $51,530 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,450 a month.

10th percentile
$39,400
25th percentile
$46,320
Median percentile
$51,530
75th percentile
$62,640
90th percentile
$76,360

Based on 62,400 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

$41,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,530
Federal income tax−$4,004
Social Security + Medicare−$3,942
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,190
Monthly take-home$3,450
Every two weeks$1,592

Does it go far here?

$54,630Median 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 heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina