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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in North Carolina

The median packers and packagers, hand in North Carolina earns $34,360 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,361 a month.

10th percentile
$24,500
25th percentile
$29,130
Median percentile
$34,360
75th percentile
$39,040
90th percentile
$45,350

Based on 19,600 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

$28,328 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,360
Federal income tax−$1,943
Social Security + Medicare−$2,629
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,460
Monthly take-home$2,361
Every two weeks$1,090

Does it go far here?

$36,427Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
52%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 packers and packagers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina