Legal Support Workers, All Other in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,925
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$12,245
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,096
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
$63,170
Kept after tax
$50,925
Worth in national money
$54,096
State rank
26
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina sits in the middle of the pack for legal support workers, all other. The median is $63,170, ranking 26 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations North Carolina reports figures for, this is number 178.
- Here is where North Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $63,170 you keep $50,925, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $54,096 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $87,630, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Carolina occupies the middle band for legal support workers, all other: a median of $63,170, ranking 26 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In North Carolina's occupational distribution, legal support workers, all other sits at 178 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.
- After federal, FICA and North Carolina income tax, retained pay for legal support workers, all other on $63,170 is $50,925. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $54,096 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 $87,630 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Legal Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,100 |
| This salary | $63,170 |
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 | $50,925 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,937 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$380 |
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 | $60,666 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$460 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,170 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $43,220 and the ninetieth is $185,100 — 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 $50,925, worked from $63,170. 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 178 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Carolina, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,096, the adjusted value of that $63,170 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 178 of 489 in the state.
- The North Carolina median of $63,170 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $43,220 to $185,100. 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 $50,925, on $63,170 for work ranking 178 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 178 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $54,096 — the adjusted value of that $63,170 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 178 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $87,630, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $43,220 at the bottom tenth to $185,100 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $54,096.
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 $50,925.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $87,630. 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 ($43,220) and the ninetieth ($185,100) 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 $54,096 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 $50,925 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.