Stockers and Order Fillers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,140
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$5,810
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,017
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
$35,950
Kept after tax
$30,140
Worth in national money
$32,017
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for stockers and order fillers is on the low side in North Carolina. The middle earner gets $35,950. That is 39 of 51 states, and about 3.7% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 489 occupations North Carolina publishes, stockers and order fillers lands at 437. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where North Carolina does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,950 you keep $30,140, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,017 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,950, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For stockers and order fillers, North Carolina sits in the lower band at $35,950, ranking 39 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 3.7%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within North Carolina, this work ranks 437 of 489 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and North Carolina income tax, retained pay for stockers and order fillers on $35,950 is $30,140. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,017 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 $36,950 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Stockers and Order Fillers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,980 |
| This salary | $35,950 |
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 | $30,140 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,066 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$48 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $34,798 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$58 |
| 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 $35,950. The published range is $29,140 up to $46,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $30,140, from $35,950, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 437 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,017 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 437.
- Reported values are medians; for stockers and order fillers in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $29,140 to $46,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,140 from $35,950. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 437 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,017, worked from $35,950, 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 437 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,140 and the top tenth $46,980, so most people doing this work in North Carolina sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $32,017 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Carolina's own levy, $30,140 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,140 to $46,980) 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 $32,017 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 $30,140 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.