Facilities Managers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,094
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$27,036
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$86,143
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
$108,130
Kept after tax
$81,094
Worth in national money
$86,143
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina sits in the middle of the pack for facilities managers. The median is $108,130, ranking 18 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within North Carolina this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, facilities managers ranks 42 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $108,130 you keep $81,094 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $86,143 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $115,410, since top earners drag the number up.
- North Carolina occupies the middle band for facilities managers: a median of $108,130, ranking 18 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation North Carolina publishes a median for, facilities managers sits 42 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $81,094 after the full tax stack, from $108,130. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $86,143 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $115,410 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Facilities Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $108,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $171,950 |
| This salary | $108,130 |
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 | $81,094 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,899 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,225 |
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 | $102,720 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,692 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of facilities managers in North Carolina earn under $108,130 and half over. The published range runs $62,680 at the tenth percentile to $171,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Carolina's $81,094, worked from $108,130. 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 42 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $86,143 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 42.
- Figures are distribution medians for facilities managers in North Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,680 to $171,950; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The North Carolina take-home of $81,094, on $108,130 for work ranking 42 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 42 of 489 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $86,143, worked from $108,130, 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 42 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 $115,410, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $62,680 at the bottom tenth to $171,950 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $86,143 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 $81,094.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $115,410. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($62,680) and the ninetieth ($171,950) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $86,143 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 $81,094 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.