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Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other salary in Durham, NC

The median precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earns $50,340 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,374 a month.

10th percentile
$38,600
25th percentile
$46,630
Median percentile
$50,340
75th percentile
$67,440
90th percentile
$87,740

Based on 50 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

$40,489 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,340
Federal income tax−$3,861
Social Security + Medicare−$3,851
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,139
Monthly take-home$3,374
Every two weeks$1,557

Does it go far here?

$51,593Median pay in Durham, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,466 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Durham, NC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$190,370
Natural Sciences Managers$183,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,190
Marketing Managers$175,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,480
Financial Managers$165,470
Human Resources Managers$160,580
Managers, All Other$152,090

All precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina