# North Carolina Paycheck Calculator > Free paycheck calculators for North Carolina: your take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Carolina income tax, worked out line by line from the IRS and NC Department of Revenue tables. Every rate links to its official source. An independent website, not a government website and not linked with the State of North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Revenue or the IRS. Published by PVV Media Technologies, Newton, Iowa. Free, with no advertising. Figures the calculators use for 2026 (checked October 29, 2026): - North Carolina individual income tax rate: 3.99% ([G.S. 105-153.7](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_105/GS_105-153.7.html)). Scheduled by [Session Law 2026-41](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-41.html): 3.49% for 2027–2029, 3.24% for 2030–2032, 2.99% after 2032. - North Carolina withholding: Form NC-30 withholds at 4.09% (the tax rate plus 0.1%), after $12,750 a year ($19,125 head of household) and $2,500 for each NC-4 allowance, rounded to the nearest dollar ([NC-30](https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/withholding-tax/withholding-tax-forms-and-instructions/nc-30-income-tax-withholding-tables-and-instructions-employers)). Bonuses paid on their own: 4.09% flat. No NC-4 on file: single, no allowances. - North Carolina standard deduction on the return: $12,750 single or married filing separately, $19,125 head of household, $25,500 married filing jointly or surviving spouse; child deduction $3,000 down to $0 a child by income ([G.S. 105-153.5](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_105/GS_105-153.5.html)). No city or county income tax ([G.S. 105-247](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_105/GS_105-247.html)). - Federal income tax withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its annual tables ([Publication 15-T](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf)); Form W-4 Step 3: $2,200 a child under 17, $500 another dependent ([Form W-4](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf)). Bonuses paid on their own: 22% (37% above $1,000,000 a year). - Social Security: 6.2% of pay up to $184,500 in 2026 ($192,300 in 2027). Medicare: 1.45%, plus 0.9% withheld on pay above $200,000 ([Publication 15](https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15)). - North Carolina minimum wage: $7.25 an hour; tipped employees $2.13 cash wage plus tips; overtime at one and a half times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek ([G.S. 95-25.3](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_95/GS_95-25.3.html), [G.S. 95-25.4](https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_95/GS_95-25.4.html)). - Example: a salary of $60,000 a year, paid every two weeks, single on the W-4 and NC-4, no other entries. Each check: gross pay $2,307.69, federal income tax $193.08, Social Security $143.08, Medicare $33.46, North Carolina income tax $74.00. Take-home pay: $1,864.07 (80.8% of gross), $48,465.82 for the year. ## Calculators, tables and guides - [North Carolina Paycheck Calculator](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/): take-home pay from a salary or an hourly wage, line by line. - [NC Hourly Paycheck Calculator 2026: Take-Home Pay With Overtime](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/hourly-paycheck-calculator/): Turn your hourly rate and weekly hours into a 2026 North Carolina paycheck, with overtime, federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare. - [NC Bonus Tax Calculator 2026: What You Keep From a Bonus](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/bonus-tax-calculator/): See what you keep from a bonus in North Carolina in 2026: 22% federal and 4.09% state withholding or the aggregate method, plus Social Security and Medicare. - [NC Income Tax Calculator 2026: Your State Tax and Refund](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-income-tax-calculator/): Work out your 2026 North Carolina income tax at the 3.99% rate, with the NC standard, itemized and child deductions, and see your refund or what you owe. - [NC Take-Home Pay by Salary 2026: $20,000 to $300,000](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/take-home-pay-table/): NC take-home pay for 2026 at salaries from $20,000 to $300,000, single or married, paid every two weeks, after income tax, Social Security and Medicare. - [NC Income Tax Rate 2026: 3.99%, and Every Rate Since 2014](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-income-tax-rate/): North Carolina taxes income at one flat rate: 3.99% for 2026, withheld from pay at 4.09%. Every rate since 2014, and the cuts set by law for 2027 to 2033. - [NC-4 Form 2026: How Many Allowances to Claim](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-4-form/): The NC-4 tells your employer how much North Carolina tax to withhold. Each allowance takes $2,500 a year off the pay it is worked on. Find your number. - [NC Minimum Wage 2026: $7.25 an Hour, and What It Pays](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-minimum-wage/): North Carolina’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the federal rate, and no raise has passed. Tipped pay, who is covered, and what $7.25 pays after tax. - [Overtime Pay in North Carolina: Time and a Half After 40 Hours](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/overtime-pay/): North Carolina overtime is time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime. Who is exempt, and how overtime is taxed in 2026. - [North Carolina Payday Laws: Paydays, Final Paychecks and Deductions](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-payday-laws/): North Carolina lets employers pay daily to monthly, on a payday set in writing. Your final paycheck is due by the next payday; most deductions need consent. ## Data files (CSV) - [North Carolina take-home pay by salary, 2026](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-take-home-pay.csv): every salary from $20,000 to $300,000, single and married filing jointly, paid every two weeks, with each tax. - [North Carolina income tax rates by year](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/nc-income-tax-rates.csv): 2014 to 2033, each with the law that set it. ## About - [About NC Paycheck Calculator](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/about/): Who publishes the site - [How the calculators work](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/sources/): How every calculator works out its answer, and the official documents behind it - [Corrections](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/corrections/): How to report a mistake ## Full text - [Every page of the site as text](https://northcarolinapaycheckcalculator.com/llms-full.txt)