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Surgical Assistants salary in North Carolina

The median surgical assistants in North Carolina earns $59,920 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,982 a month.

10th percentile
$39,700
25th percentile
$49,520
Median percentile
$59,920
75th percentile
$67,210
90th percentile
$74,900

Based on 670 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

$47,779 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,920
Federal income tax−$5,010
Social Security + Medicare−$4,584
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,547
Monthly take-home$3,982
Every two weeks$1,838

Does it go far here?

$63,524Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
31%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 surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina