Salary and cost of living across North Carolina
We track 35 occupations in 5 counties of North Carolina. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $44,660 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,168 a month in Guilford County, NC to $1,640 in Mecklenburg County, NC. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Mecklenburg County, NC has the highest median-of-medians pay at $45,850. Mecklenburg County, NC has the largest share of occupations (91%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.