Locksmiths and Safe Repairers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,738
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$8,162
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,087
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
$45,900
Kept after tax
$37,738
Worth in national money
$40,087
State rank
39
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina is among the lower-paying states for locksmiths and safe repairers. The middle earner takes $45,900, ranking 39 of 48 states — about 10.56% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations North Carolina reports figures for, this is number 345.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $45,900 the take-home is $37,738; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,087 would nationally. The average comes to $45,950, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 39 of 48 for locksmiths and safe repairers, with a median of $45,900 — about 10.56% 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.
- In North Carolina's occupational distribution, locksmiths and safe repairers sits at 345 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.
- Post-tax income for locksmiths and safe repairers in North Carolina, on $45,900, is $37,738 — equivalent to $40,087 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 $45,950 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $71,040 |
| This salary | $45,900 |
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 | $37,738 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,061 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$109 |
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 | $44,254 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$131 |
| 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 $45,900. The published range is $29,020 up to $71,040, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $37,738, from $45,900, 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 345 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 $40,087, the adjusted value of that $45,900 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 345 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for locksmiths and safe repairers in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,020 to $71,040. 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 $37,738 from $45,900. 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 345 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $40,087 — the adjusted value of that $45,900 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 345 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $29,020 at the bottom tenth to $71,040 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 $40,087 in national terms.
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 $37,738 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($29,020) and the ninetieth ($71,040) 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 $40,087 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 $37,738 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.