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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in North Carolina

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in North Carolina earns $29,790 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,071 a month.

10th percentile
$25,110
25th percentile
$28,110
Median percentile
$29,790
75th percentile
$35,600
90th percentile
$38,050

Based on 32,150 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

$24,850 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,790
Federal income tax−$1,395
Social Security + Medicare−$2,279
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,266
Monthly take-home$2,071
Every two weeks$956

Does it go far here?

$31,582Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
59%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina