Paycheck Atlas

Surgeons, All Other salary in North Carolina

The median surgeons, all other in North Carolina earns $398,410 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $21,658 a month.

10th percentile
$149,990
25th percentile
$328,440
Median percentile
$398,410
75th percentile
$468,190
90th percentile
$526,570

Based on 480 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

$259,898 take-home a year
Gross pay$398,410
Federal income tax−$102,578
Social Security + Medicare−$19,002
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$16,932
Monthly take-home$21,658
Every two weeks$9,996

Does it go far here?

$422,376Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
6%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 surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina