North Carolina Paycheck Calculator
Estimate NC net pay with flat state tax and federal withholding
Tax and payroll data last updated: July 2026. Sources & methodology.
North Carolina Paycheck Details
North Carolina uses a flat individual income tax rate. This page applies our estimate-level rate on top of federal tax and FICA. NC Department of Revenue — individual income tax ↗.
North Carolina Net Pay
per bi-weekly paycheck
Gross Pay | $5,000.00 |
Federal Tax | −$766.69 |
North Carolina Tax | −$165.34 |
FICA | −$382.50 |
Net Pay | $3,685.47 |
Planning estimate only — not employer exact withholding. Federal tax uses IRS 2026 brackets ↗ and FICA follows the SSA wage base ↗. North Carolina state tax is estimate-level on this page; local payroll taxes are excluded unless modeled separately. See Sources & methodology for all citations.
How this is calculated
North Carolina taxes wage income at a flat rate published by the Department of Revenue. This page applies that estimate with 2026 federal brackets and FICA.
Local payroll taxes are not modeled on this statewide page. Use it for planning, not for reconciling an employer's exact NC-4 withholding.
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Official references are listed on our data sources & methodology page. Compare with the general paycheck calculator to switch states quickly.
Net pay = gross pay - federal estimate - North Carolina state estimate - FICA - pre-tax deductions
Numbers and assumptions are documented on our Sources & methodology page.