First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,158
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$8,602
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,596
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
$47,760
Kept after tax
$39,158
Worth in national money
$41,596
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. North Carolina pays this job around $47,760 at the midpoint, 29 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 316 among 489 occupations North Carolina publishes pay for.
- Here is where North Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,760 you keep $39,158, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $41,596 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $52,910, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For first-line supervisors of retail sales workers the North Carolina median is $47,760, ranking 29 of 51 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.
- Position 316 of 489 in North Carolina places first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and North Carolina income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers on $47,760 is $39,158. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $41,596 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $52,910 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,110 |
| This salary | $47,760 |
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 | $39,158 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,555 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$138 |
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 | $46,021 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$167 |
| 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 $47,760. The published range is $32,030 up to $77,110, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $39,158, from $47,760, 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 316 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,596, the adjusted value of that $47,760 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 316 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of retail sales workers in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,030 to $77,110. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,158 from $47,760. 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 316 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $41,596 — the adjusted value of that $47,760 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 316 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $52,910 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $32,030 at the bottom tenth to $77,110 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $41,596 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $39,158 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $52,910. 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 ($32,030) and the ninetieth ($77,110) 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 $41,596 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 $39,158 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.