Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,112
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$7,968
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,422
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
$45,080
Kept after tax
$37,112
Worth in national money
$39,422
State rank
27
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. North Carolina pays this job around $45,080 at the midpoint, 27 of 48 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations North Carolina reports figures for, this is number 354.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $45,080 you keep $37,112 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,422 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $44,380.
- For electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers the North Carolina median is $45,080, ranking 27 of 48 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In North Carolina's occupational distribution, electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers sits at 354 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $37,112 after the full tax stack, from $45,080. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,422 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $44,380 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,180 |
| This salary | $45,080 |
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 | $37,112 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,402 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$96 |
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 | $43,475 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$116 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Carolina earn less than $45,080. The published range is $29,600 up to $59,180, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Carolina's $37,112, worked from $45,080. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 354 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,422 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 354.
- Reported values are medians; for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,600 to $59,180. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The North Carolina take-home of $37,112, on $45,080 for work ranking 354 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 354 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,422, worked from $45,080, 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 354 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,600 at the tenth percentile, $59,180 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in North Carolina sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $39,422 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $37,112 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 48 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 ($29,600 to $59,180) 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 $39,422 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 $37,112 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.