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North Carolina Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against North Carolina-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. North Carolina is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

North Carolina Salaries

How North Carolina salaries compare to the national market

North Carolina trade wages run about 4% below the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 0.96 North Carolina wage index to national medians. Charlotte and the Raleigh–Durham Research Triangle sit above the state figure on banking-tower, biotech-lab and chip-plant construction, while the mountain west and rural east run below it. The state taxes wages at a flat 4.5%, already cut from 4.75% and scheduled to keep falling, and no North Carolina city or county taxes wages.

North Carolina: north carolina salary calculator — North Carolina wage index 0.96× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~4% below on paper, State income tax Flat 4.5%, stepping down on schedule. Simplified outline of North Carolina, stylised and not to scale.
Simplified outline of North Carolina — a stylised shape, not to scale.
0.96× national BLS median
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~4% below on paper
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Flat 4.5%, stepping down on schedule
State income tax

North Carolina trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

North Carolina-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 0.96 North Carolina wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeNorth Carolina median / yrNational medianNorth Carolina / hr
Electrician$60,660$63,190$29.16
Plumber$61,250$63,800$29.45
HVAC Technician$58,570$61,010$28.16
Pipefitter$61,250$63,800$29.45
Ironworker$60,270$62,780$28.98
Carpenter$58,160$60,580$27.96

Trade pay by North Carolina metro

Local BLS medians vs the North Carolina state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Charlotte$64,3001.06× state
Raleigh–Durham$63,0901.04× state
Greensboro–Winston-Salem$57,6300.95× state
Asheville$55,8100.92× state
Is North Carolina's lower trade pay offset by taxes and costs?

Largely, yes. The ~4% gross gap against the national median shrinks once the flat 4.5% state tax, one of the lower rates in the Southeast and still falling on a legislated schedule, and below-average housing costs outside Charlotte and Raleigh are counted. A Greensboro trade salary often stretches further than a nominally higher offer in a coastal metro.

Where is trade demand strongest in North Carolina?

The Charlotte–Raleigh crescent. Charlotte's banking and apartment towers, Research Triangle biotech labs, the Wolfspeed and Toyota battery plants, and data-center corridors around Hickory and Forest City all compete for the same electricians and pipefitters, which is why the two big metros pay 4–6% above the state median.

How accurate is the North Carolina benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a North Carolina wage index (0.96×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. The Charlotte and Raleigh markets run several points above the state figure while rural eastern and mountain counties run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the North Carolina salary guide.

What is the median trade salary in North Carolina?

It varies by role: the North Carolina electrician median is about $60,660, plumbers $61,250, HVAC technicians $58,570, and pipefitters $61,250 (BLS OEWS May 2025, North Carolina-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the North Carolina wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 0.96 North Carolina factor to localise them, reflecting that North Carolina gross pay runs about 4% below the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which North Carolina metros pay trades the most?

Charlotte leads on commercial high-rise and financial-sector work, with Raleigh–Durham close behind on biotech, university and semiconductor projects. Greensboro–Winston-Salem tracks a few points under the state median on aviation and logistics work, and Asheville runs lowest among the major metros.

Do North Carolina trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. North Carolina follows the federal FLSA standard of 1.5× after 40 hours a week, and overtime is common on plant and data-center schedules. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5× (or 2×) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 0.96 North Carolina wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · North Carolina Department of Revenue · NC Department of Commerce (labor market). Reviewed 2026-07-21 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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