NC · 2026 tax year
North Carolina paycheck calculator
On $70,000 a year in North Carolina, a single filer takes home about $55,791, or $2,146 every two weeks.
Your take-home pay in North Carolina
$2,146
every two weeks · $55,791 per year · 20.3% effective rate
What sets North Carolina apart in 2026
This is the year North Carolina's legislated rate cuts run out. The flat rate falls from 4.25% to 3.99% for 2026, the last step of the phase-down, and the Department of Revenue states 3.99% for every taxable year after 2025.
A generous standard deduction sits in front of that rate: $12,750 for a single filer and $25,500 for a married couple. The amount is fixed in statute and is the figure the Department last published, for 2025, so treat it as the current number rather than a newly announced 2026 one. Because of it, the share of pay going to the state grows slowly with income, from 2.97% at $50,000 to 3.65% at $150,000. In dollars that is $1,486 and $5,476.
In the 29-state comparison North Carolina sits in the middle: 13th at $50,000, 10th at $75,000 and 11th at $100,000 and $150,000. A single earner on $100,000 keeps $75,699; a married couple on that one income keeps $81,737. There is nothing else to subtract: no county or city income tax and no employee-paid disability or family-leave program. The wage floor is the federal $7.25 an hour, and local governments are barred from setting a higher one.
| Salary | Share of salary, chart | State tax | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50k | $1,486 | 13th of 29 | |
| $75k | $2,484 | 10th of 29 | |
| $100k | $3,481 | 11th of 29 | |
| $150k | $5,476 | 11th of 29 | |
| 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% | |||
Rank 1 is the lowest state income tax among the 29 states on this site. Local taxes and paid-leave premiums are not included.
North Carolina at a glance
- State income tax
- Flat 3.99%
- Taken off before state tax
- $12,750 single · $25,500 joint
- Minimum wage
- $7.25/hr $15,100 a year full-time. North Carolina matches the federal minimum and bars local governments from setting their own.
- Largest job markets
- Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem
At $70,000 in North Carolina
- $70,000 = 4.6× a full-time year at North Carolina's $15,100 minimum.
- North Carolina takes 3.99% of each extra dollar, up to $120,000.
Take-home pay across North Carolina salaries
Single filer; a row loads the calculator.
Sources: North Carolina Department of Revenue, checked Oct 14, 2026 · IRS, SSA and every date · method · report an error