Glaziers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,944
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$8,226
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,306
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
$46,170
Kept after tax
$37,944
Worth in national money
$40,306
State rank
45
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina is among the lower-paying states for glaziers. The middle earner takes $46,170, ranking 45 of 50 states — about 19.11% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Glaziers ranks 341 among 489 occupations North Carolina publishes pay for.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,170 the take-home is $37,944; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,306 would nationally. The average comes to $48,240, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 45 of 50 for glaziers, with a median of $46,170 — about 19.11% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 341 of 489 in North Carolina places glaziers 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.
- Post-tax income for glaziers in North Carolina, on $46,170, is $37,944 — equivalent to $40,306 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $48,240 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Glaziers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,830 |
| This salary | $46,170 |
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 | $37,944 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,278 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$113 |
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 | $44,510 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$137 |
| 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 glaziers in North Carolina earn under $46,170 and half over. The published range runs $37,270 at the tenth percentile to $60,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $37,944, from $46,170, 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 341 of 489 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $40,306, the adjusted value of that $46,170 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Carolina. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 341 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for glaziers in North Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,270 to $60,830; 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.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $37,944 from $46,170. 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 341 of 489 locally.
- This $40,306 adjusted figure, worked from $46,170, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 341 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 341 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 $48,240 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,270 at the bottom tenth to $60,830 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $40,306.
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 $37,944 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.
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 $48,240. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,270 to $60,830) 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 $40,306 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 $37,944 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.