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Salaries & Cost of Living in Mecklenburg County, NC

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 35 occupations in Mecklenburg County, NC.

Jobs listed
35
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Median of medians
$45,850
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,640
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
91%
32 of 35

Pay and cost of living in Mecklenburg County, NC

Mecklenburg County, NC is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC labor market, and this page summarizes 35 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $45,850 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $135,920, and the lowest is Cooks, Fast Food at $27,690.

A one-bedroom apartment in Mecklenburg County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,640 a month and a two-bedroom $1,785. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,726 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $44,051 a year, and 32 of the 35 occupations listed here (91%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Mecklenburg County, NC or against other counties.

All jobs in Mecklenburg County, NC, highest paying first

Showing 1–35 of 35.

Occupations in Mecklenburg County, NC ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$135,920$98,600$5,990
2General and Operations Managers$112,730$83,607$4,740
3Project Management Specialists$105,200$78,630$4,325
4Accountants and Auditors$92,910$70,506$3,648
5Registered Nurses$90,620$68,993$3,522
6Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$81,370$62,878$3,013
7First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,300$60,188$2,789
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,500$57,015$2,524
9First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,170$52,170$2,120
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,850$49,738$1,918
11Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,680$47,326$1,717
12Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,120$45,378$1,554
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000$41,481$1,230
14Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,800$41,329$1,217
15First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,740$40,523$1,150
16First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,280$38,650$994
17Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,800$38,285$963
18Construction Laborers$45,850$37,562$903
19Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,650$37,410$890
20Customer Service Representatives$44,980$36,900$848
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,660$36,657$828
22Office Clerks, General$44,010$36,162$786
23Light Truck Drivers$42,860$35,287$713
24Nursing Assistants$39,430$32,677$496
25Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,850$32,235$459
26Stockers and Order Fillers$37,440$31,162$370
27Cooks, Restaurant$37,030$30,850$344
28Waiters and Waitresses$36,430$30,394$306
29Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,600$29,762$253
30Security Guards$35,010$29,313$216
31Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,680$28,301$131
32Retail Salespersons$33,580$28,225$125
33Cashiers$29,610$25,204−$127
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,880$24,648−$173
35Cooks, Fast Food$27,690$23,742−$249