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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in North Carolina

The median postal service mail carriers in North Carolina earns $59,990 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,986 a month.

10th percentile
$42,390
25th percentile
$43,120
Median percentile
$59,990
75th percentile
$81,000
90th percentile
$82,370

Based on 11,030 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

$47,832 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,990
Federal income tax−$5,019
Social Security + Medicare−$4,589
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,550
Monthly take-home$3,986
Every two weeks$1,840

Does it go far here?

$63,599Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
31%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 postal service mail carriers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina