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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in North Carolina

The median speech-language pathologists in North Carolina earns $86,460 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,498 a month.

10th percentile
$60,800
25th percentile
$71,160
Median percentile
$86,460
75th percentile
$103,020
90th percentile
$121,040

Based on 5,600 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

$65,980 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,460
Federal income tax−$10,191
Social Security + Medicare−$6,614
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,675
Monthly take-home$5,498
Every two weeks$2,538

Does it go far here?

$91,661Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
22%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 speech-language pathologists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina