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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Rocky Mount, NC earns $27,590 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,930 a month.

10th percentile
$23,480
25th percentile
$26,330
Median percentile
$27,590
75th percentile
$30,210
90th percentile
$35,310

Based on 410 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

$23,158 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,590
Federal income tax−$1,149
Social Security + Medicare−$2,111
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,173
Monthly take-home$1,930
Every two weeks$891

Does it go far here?

$31,348Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840

All teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina