Baggage Porters and Bellhops in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,842
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$5,098
15.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,575
North Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Carolina — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$32,940
Kept after tax
$27,842
Worth in national money
$29,575
State rank
24
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina sits in the middle of the pack for baggage porters and bellhops. The median is $32,940, ranking 24 of 48 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in North Carolina, this one sits low: 461 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $32,940 you keep $27,842 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $29,575 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $32,250.
- North Carolina occupies the middle band for baggage porters and bellhops: a median of $32,940, ranking 24 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Baggage porters and bellhops occupies position 461 of 489 in North Carolina's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $27,842 after the full tax stack, from $32,940. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $29,575 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $32,250 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Baggage Porters and Bellhops
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $32,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $37,640 |
| This salary | $32,940 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in North Carolina | $27,842 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $28,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$95 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $31,937 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$115 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $32,940 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,470 and the ninetieth is $37,640 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $27,842, from $32,940, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 461 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $29,575, the adjusted value of that $32,940 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 461 of 489 in the state.
- The North Carolina median of $32,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,470 to $37,640. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $27,842 from $32,940. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 461 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $29,575 — the adjusted value of that $32,940 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 461 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $26,470 and the top tenth $37,640, so most people doing this work in North Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $29,575 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Carolina's own levy, $27,842 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($26,470 to $37,640) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Carolina's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $29,575 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $27,842 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Carolina income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.