Pediatricians, General in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$129,908
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$53,643
29.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$137,995
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
$183,550
Kept after tax
$129,908
Worth in national money
$137,995
State rank
37
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Carolina is among the lower-paying states for pediatricians, general. The middle earner takes $183,550, ranking 37 of 49 states — about 12.61% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in North Carolina. It ranks 5 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where North Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $183,550 you keep $129,908, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $137,995 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $183,450, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- North Carolina ranks 37 of 49 for pediatricians, general, with a median of $183,550 — about 12.61% 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.
- Within North Carolina, pediatricians, general ranks 5 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and North Carolina income tax, retained pay for pediatricians, general on $183,550 is $129,908. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $137,995 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 $183,450 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $85,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $183,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $297,220 |
| This salary | $183,550 |
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 | $129,908 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $136,722 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,702 |
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 | $173,579 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,841 |
| 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 $183,550. The published range is $85,220 up to $297,220, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $129,908 take-home in North Carolina comes from $183,550. 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 5 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $137,995 uses one figure for the whole of North Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 5.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $85,220 to $297,220. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $129,908, from $183,550, 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 5 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $137,995, worked from $183,550, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular North Carolina address, on work sitting at 5 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $85,220, the highest tenth $297,220, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $137,995.
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 $129,908 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 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 ($85,220) and the ninetieth ($297,220) 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 $137,995 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 $129,908 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.