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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in North Carolina

The median painting, coating, and decorating workers in North Carolina earns $42,960 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,906 a month.

10th percentile
$36,100
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$42,960
75th percentile
$55,290
90th percentile
$59,910

Based on 170 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

$34,873 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,960
Federal income tax−$2,975
Social Security + Medicare−$3,286
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,826
Monthly take-home$2,906
Every two weeks$1,341

Does it go far here?

$45,544Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
42%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 painting, coating, and decorating workers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina