Tellers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,921
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$7,909
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,220
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
$44,830
Kept after tax
$36,921
Worth in national money
$39,220
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for tellers is strong here. North Carolina's middle earner gets $44,830, putting the state 16 of 51 — about 4.18% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations North Carolina reports figures for, this is number 356.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $44,830 you keep $36,921 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,220 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $44,390.
- For tellers, North Carolina sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $44,830, ranking 16 of 51 and running about 4.18% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In North Carolina's occupational distribution, tellers sits at 356 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in North Carolina is $36,921 after the full tax stack, from $44,830. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,220 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $44,390 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $50,450 |
| This salary | $44,830 |
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 | $36,921 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,201 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$92 |
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 | $43,237 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$111 |
| 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 tellers in North Carolina earn under $44,830 and half over. The published range runs $37,550 at the tenth percentile to $50,450 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,921 take-home in North Carolina comes from $44,830. 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 356 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 $39,220, the adjusted value of that $44,830 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 356 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for tellers in North Carolina, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,550 to $50,450; 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.
- Retained pay of $36,921, from $44,830, 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 356 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Carolina, so $39,220 — the adjusted value of that $44,830 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 356 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,550 at the bottom tenth to $50,450 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $39,220 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, $36,921 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,550 to $50,450) 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 $39,220 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 $36,921 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.