Management Analysts in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,743
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$23,817
24.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,397
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
$98,560
Kept after tax
$74,743
Worth in national money
$79,397
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina sits in the middle of the pack for management analysts. The median is $98,560, ranking 27 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, management analysts ranks 67 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where North Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $98,560 you keep $74,743, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $79,397 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $105,600, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Carolina occupies the middle band for management analysts: a median of $98,560, ranking 27 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, management analysts sits 67 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.
- After federal, FICA and North Carolina income tax, retained pay for management analysts on $98,560 is $74,743. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $79,397 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 $105,600 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Management Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $163,950 |
| This salary | $98,560 |
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 | $74,743 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,167 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,043 |
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 | $93,693 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,440 |
| 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 $98,560. The published range is $49,990 up to $163,950, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $74,743 take-home in North Carolina comes from $98,560. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 67 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 $79,397, the adjusted value of that $98,560 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 67 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for management analysts in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $49,990 to $163,950. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $74,743, from $98,560, assumes a single North Carolina filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 67 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $79,397 — the adjusted value of that $98,560 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 67 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 $105,600 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 $49,990 at the bottom tenth to $163,950 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 $79,397.
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 $74,743.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $105,600. 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 ($49,990) and the ninetieth ($163,950) 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 $79,397 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 $74,743 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.