Network and Computer Systems Administrators in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,533
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$22,697
23.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,049
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
$95,230
Kept after tax
$72,533
Worth in national money
$77,049
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Carolina is 23 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $95,230. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 489 occupations North Carolina reports, this job comes in at 75 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $95,230 the take-home is $72,533; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $77,049 would nationally. The average comes to $97,580, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 23 of 51 for network and computer systems administrators at $95,230. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Network and computer systems administrators ranks 75 of 489 occupations by median in North Carolina, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for network and computer systems administrators in North Carolina, on $95,230, is $72,533 — equivalent to $77,049 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 $97,580 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Network and Computer Systems Administrators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $149,650 |
| This salary | $95,230 |
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 | $72,533 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,824 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$979 |
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 | $90,552 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,353 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $95,230 as a midpoint for North Carolina, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $50,680 and the ninetieth is $149,650 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $72,533 take-home in North Carolina comes from $95,230. 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 75 of 489.
- Two cautions on $77,049, the adjusted value of that $95,230 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Carolina. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 75 of 489 locally.
- The North Carolina median of $95,230 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $50,680 to $149,650. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $72,533, from $95,230, 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 75 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 51 for it.
- This $77,049 adjusted figure, worked from $95,230, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 75 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 75 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $50,680 at the bottom tenth to $149,650 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 $77,049.
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 $72,533.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($50,680) and the ninetieth ($149,650) 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 $77,049 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 $72,533 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.