SALARY · TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS · NORTH CAROLINA

Training and Development Specialists salary in North Carolina

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for training and development specialists in North Carolina was $65,250 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

$65,250

$31 per hour at the median · That is $4,030 (5.8 percent) below the national median of $69,280 for this occupation.

$71,770Mean annual salary

$35Mean hourly wage

$20,220People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $47,470Median: $65,25075th: $90,400

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$47,470
Median (50th percentile)	$65,250
75th percentile	$90,400
Mean	$71,770

The middle half of workers earned from $47,470 to $90,400 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

$52,514 a year

$4,376 a month

Federal tax $5,650 · FICA $4,992 · State tax $2,095

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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