Managers, All Other in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$102,625
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$38,535
27.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$109,015
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
$141,160
Kept after tax
$102,625
Worth in national money
$109,015
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. North Carolina pays managers, all other a middle wage of $141,160, ranking 15 of 51 states and sitting about 0.52% above the national middle.
- Within North Carolina this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, managers, all other ranks 15 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $141,160 you keep $102,625 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $109,015 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $153,860, since top earners drag the number up.
- North Carolina's median for managers, all other is $141,160, about 0.52% above the national figure and 15 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation North Carolina publishes a median for, managers, all other sits 15 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.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $102,625 after the full tax stack, from $141,160. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $109,015 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $153,860 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Managers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $74,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $141,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $244,820 |
| This salary | $141,160 |
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 | $102,625 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $107,749 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,867 |
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 | $133,664 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,654 |
| 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 $141,160. The published range is $74,990 up to $244,820, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Carolina's $102,625, worked from $141,160. 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 15 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 $109,015, the adjusted value of that $141,160 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 15 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for managers, all other in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $74,990 to $244,820. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The North Carolina take-home of $102,625, on $141,160 for work ranking 15 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 15 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $109,015 — the adjusted value of that $141,160 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 15 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 $153,860 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?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $74,990 and the top tenth $244,820 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $109,015 in national terms.
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 $102,625.
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 $153,860. 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 ($74,990) and the ninetieth ($244,820) 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 $109,015 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 $102,625 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.