Paycheck Atlas

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other salary in North Carolina

The median metal workers and plastic workers, all other in North Carolina earns $45,190 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,047 a month.

10th percentile
$37,030
25th percentile
$38,850
Median percentile
$45,190
75th percentile
$50,710
90th percentile
$59,800

Based on 470 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

$36,570 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,190
Federal income tax−$3,243
Social Security + Medicare−$3,457
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,921
Monthly take-home$3,047
Every two weeks$1,407

Does it go far here?

$47,908Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
40%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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina