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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Charlotte, NC

The median occupational therapy assistants in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $72,780 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,745 a month.

10th percentile
$58,430
25th percentile
$64,650
Median percentile
$72,780
75th percentile
$77,220
90th percentile
$79,210

Based on 450 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

$56,938 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,780
Federal income tax−$7,182
Social Security + Medicare−$5,568
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,093
Monthly take-home$4,745
Every two weeks$2,190

Does it go far here?

$74,763Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina