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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in North Carolina

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in North Carolina earns $100,390 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,266 a month.

10th percentile
$61,190
25th percentile
$74,250
Median percentile
$100,390
75th percentile
$128,190
90th percentile
$148,710

Based on 8,890 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

$75,188 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,390
Federal income tax−$13,256
Social Security + Medicare−$7,680
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,267
Monthly take-home$6,266
Every two weeks$2,892

Does it go far here?

$106,429Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
20%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 software quality assurance analysts and testers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina