SALARY · MEDICAL ASSISTANTS · NORTH CAROLINA

Medical Assistants salary in North Carolina

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for medical assistants in North Carolina was $45,140 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$45,140

$22 per hour at the median · That is $550 (1.2 percent) below the national median of $45,690 for this occupation.

$44,090Mean annual salary

$21Mean hourly wage

$23,650People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $38,490Median: $45,14075th: $47,500

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$38,490
Median (50th percentile)	$45,140
75th percentile	$47,500
Mean	$44,090

The middle half of workers earned from $38,490 to $47,500 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$37,158 a year

$3,096 a month

Federal tax $3,237 · FICA $3,453 · State tax $1,292

Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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