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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in North Carolina

The median social and human service assistants in North Carolina earns $42,850 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,899 a month.

10th percentile
$30,620
25th percentile
$35,750
Median percentile
$42,850
75th percentile
$48,450
90th percentile
$59,570

Based on 9,020 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

$34,789 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,850
Federal income tax−$2,962
Social Security + Medicare−$3,278
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,821
Monthly take-home$2,899
Every two weeks$1,338

Does it go far here?

$45,428Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
42%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina