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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Charlotte, NC

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $61,590 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,087 a month.

10th percentile
$40,110
25th percentile
$48,640
Median percentile
$61,590
75th percentile
$64,550
90th percentile
$76,060

Based on 890 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

$49,050 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,590
Federal income tax−$5,211
Social Security + Medicare−$4,712
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,618
Monthly take-home$4,087
Every two weeks$1,887

Does it go far here?

$63,268Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All security and fire alarm systems installers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina