Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,845
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$8,505
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,264
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
$47,350
Kept after tax
$38,845
Worth in national money
$41,264
State rank
39
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in North Carolina. The middle earner gets $47,350. That is 39 of 50 states, and about 12.65% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in North Carolina, this sits in the middle: 322 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,350 you keep $38,845 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $41,264 at national prices. Average and middle land in the same place, $47,350.
- For eligibility interviewers, government programs, North Carolina sits in the lower band at $47,350, ranking 39 of 50 and trailing the national median by about 12.65%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Eligibility interviewers, government programs ranks 322 of 489 occupations in North Carolina by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $38,845 after the full tax stack, from $47,350. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,264 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. The mean equals the median at $47,350 — no skew either way in the published band.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,800 |
| This salary | $47,350 |
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 | $38,845 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,226 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$131 |
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 | $45,632 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$159 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,350 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,330 and the ninetieth is $58,800 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Carolina's $38,845, worked from $47,350. 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 322 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,264 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 322.
- The North Carolina median of $47,350 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,330 to $58,800. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The North Carolina take-home of $38,845, on $47,350 for work ranking 322 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 322 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,264, worked from $47,350, 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 322 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,330 at the bottom tenth to $58,800 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $41,264 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Carolina then takes its own share, leaving $38,845.
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 ($38,330 to $58,800) 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 $41,264 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 $38,845 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.