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Medical Assistants salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median medical assistants in Fayetteville, NC earns $39,870 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,710 a month.

10th percentile
$32,130
25th percentile
$35,020
Median percentile
$39,870
75th percentile
$44,470
90th percentile
$45,790

Based on 680 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

$32,521 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,870
Federal income tax−$2,604
Social Security + Medicare−$3,050
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,694
Monthly take-home$2,710
Every two weeks$1,251

Does it go far here?

$43,347Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$239,200
Managers, All Other$132,180
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,310
Management Analysts$101,800
Computer Occupations, All Other$101,800
Logisticians$98,670
General and Operations Managers$96,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,620

All medical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina