Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,263
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$16,477
21.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,015
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
$76,740
Kept after tax
$60,263
Worth in national money
$64,015
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Carolina is 22 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $76,740. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in North Carolina. It ranks 120 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $76,740 you keep $60,263 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $64,015 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $76,120.
- North Carolina ranks 22 of 50 for electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment at $76,740. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within North Carolina, electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment ranks 120 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $60,263 after the full tax stack, from $76,740. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $64,015 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $76,120 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,040 |
| This salary | $76,740 |
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 | $60,263 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,817 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$627 |
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 | $73,111 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$867 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,740 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $52,830 and the ninetieth is $97,040 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $60,263, from $76,740, 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 120 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $64,015 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 120.
- The North Carolina median of $76,740 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $52,830 to $97,040. 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 $60,263 from $76,740. 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 120 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $64,015, worked from $76,740, 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 120 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $52,830 at the tenth percentile, $97,040 at the ninetieth.
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 $64,015 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and North Carolina adds its own income tax on top — which is why $60,263 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($52,830 to $97,040) 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 $64,015 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 $60,263 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.