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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in North Carolina

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in North Carolina earns $53,550 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,578 a month.

10th percentile
$36,620
25th percentile
$45,680
Median percentile
$53,550
75th percentile
$62,650
90th percentile
$74,480

Based on 3,630 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

$42,932 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,550
Federal income tax−$4,246
Social Security + Medicare−$4,097
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,276
Monthly take-home$3,578
Every two weeks$1,651

Does it go far here?

$56,771Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
34%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina