Dietetic Technicians in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,368
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$4,642
15.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,010
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
$31,010
Kept after tax
$26,368
Worth in national money
$28,010
State rank
41
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina is among the lower-paying states for dietetic technicians. The middle earner takes $31,010, ranking 41 of 45 states — about 17.61% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in North Carolina, this one sits low: 473 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $31,010 the take-home is $26,368; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $28,010 would nationally. The average comes to $32,600, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 41 of 45 for dietetic technicians, with a median of $31,010 — about 17.61% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Dietetic technicians occupies position 473 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.
- Post-tax income for dietetic technicians in North Carolina, on $31,010, is $26,368 — equivalent to $28,010 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $32,600 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Dietetic Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $25,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $41,260 |
| This salary | $31,010 |
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 | $26,368 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,097 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$125 |
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 | $30,103 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$152 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $31,010 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $25,340 and the ninetieth is $41,260 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $26,368 take-home in North Carolina comes from $31,010. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 473 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,010 uses one figure for the whole of North Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 473.
- The North Carolina median of $31,010 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $25,340 to $41,260. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $26,368, from $31,010, assumes a single North Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 473 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 41 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,010, worked from $31,010, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular North Carolina address, on work sitting at 473 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $32,600, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $25,340 and the top tenth $41,260, 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 $28,010 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, $26,368 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in North Carolina is $32,600. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($25,340 to $41,260) 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 $28,010 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 $26,368 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.