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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in North Carolina

The median maintenance workers, machinery in North Carolina earns $60,580 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,023 a month.

10th percentile
$42,540
25th percentile
$50,040
Median percentile
$60,580
75th percentile
$68,150
90th percentile
$78,230

Based on 4,750 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

$48,281 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,580
Federal income tax−$5,090
Social Security + Medicare−$4,634
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,575
Monthly take-home$4,023
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$64,224Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
31%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 maintenance workers, machinery salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina