Project Management Specialists salary in Burlington, NC

The median project management specialists in Burlington, NC earns $83,370 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,328 a month.

10th percentile: $55,090
25th percentile: $67,880
Median percentile: $83,370
75th percentile: $123,020
90th percentile: $148,580

Based on 250 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

$63,938 take-home a year

Gross pay	$83,370
Federal income tax	−$9,511
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,378
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$3,543
Monthly take-home	$5,328
Every two weeks	$2,459

Does it go far here?

$89,457Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).

20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,250
Registered Nurses	$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,000

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