Millwrights in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,788
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$12,202
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,950
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
$62,990
Kept after tax
$50,788
Worth in national money
$53,950
State rank
29
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Carolina is 29 of 48 states for millwrights, with a middle wage of $62,990. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Millwrights ranks 180 among 489 occupations North Carolina publishes pay for.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $62,990 the take-home is $50,788; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $53,950 would nationally. The average comes to $63,590, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 29 of 48 for millwrights at $62,990. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 180 of 489 in North Carolina places millwrights 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 millwrights in North Carolina, on $62,990, is $50,788 — equivalent to $53,950 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 $63,590 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Millwrights
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,690 |
| This salary | $62,990 |
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 | $50,788 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,792 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$377 |
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 | $60,495 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$456 |
| 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 millwrights in North Carolina earn under $62,990 and half over. The published range runs $46,920 at the tenth percentile to $76,690 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Carolina's $50,788, worked from $62,990. 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 180 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 $53,950, the adjusted value of that $62,990 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 180 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for millwrights in North Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,920 to $76,690; 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.
- The North Carolina take-home of $50,788, on $62,990 for work ranking 180 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 180 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $53,950 — the adjusted value of that $62,990 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 180 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,920 at the bottom tenth to $76,690 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 $53,950.
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 $50,788 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,920 to $76,690) 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 $53,950 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 $50,788 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.