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North Carolina take-home pay by hourly rate
| Wage | Gross / 2 weeks | Taxes | Take-home / 2 weeks | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12/hour | $960.00 | $126.52 | $833.48 | $416.74 |
| $15/hour | $1,200.00 | $180.95 | $1,019.05 | $509.53 |
| $18/hour | $1,440.00 | $238.11 | $1,201.89 | $600.95 |
| $20/hour | $1,600.00 | $275.55 | $1,324.45 | $662.23 |
| $22/hour | $1,760.00 | $313.99 | $1,446.01 | $723.01 |
| $25/hour | $2,000.00 | $371.15 | $1,628.85 | $814.43 |
| $30/hour | $2,400.00 | $465.75 | $1,934.25 | $967.13 |
| $35/hour | $2,800.00 | $584.58 | $2,215.42 | $1,107.71 |
| $40/hour | $3,200.00 | $720.18 | $2,479.82 | $1,239.91 |
| $50/hour | $4,000.00 | $990.38 | $3,009.62 | $1,504.81 |
40 hours a week, paid every two weeks, single, W-4 defaults, no pre-tax deductions.
How North Carolina taxes hourly pay
North Carolina's 2026 income tax rate is 3.99%, but the state's withholding tables add 0.1 percentage point, so employers withhold 4.09% of wages after the NC standard deduction ($12,750 a year for single or married, $19,125 for head of household) and $2,500 per NC-4 allowance. The extra 0.1% usually comes back as part of your refund. NC-30 rounds each check's state tax to the nearest dollar, and so does this calculator.
Hourly workers pay the same taxes as salaried staff. What changes is that your check moves with your hours, so withholding moves with it: a week with overtime is withheld as if every week looked like that.
Questions
How much is $20 an hour after taxes in North Carolina?
About $1,324.45 every two weeks ($662.23 a week) for 40 hours a week, single, W-4 defaults, 2026 rules. That's about $34,436 a year.
How is overtime taxed in North Carolina?
Overtime is taxed like regular pay, but a check with overtime is annualized as if you earned that much every period, so more is withheld from that check. At $20 an hour with 10 overtime hours in a two-week period, take-home is about $1,552.50 instead of $1,324.45. Any new federal deduction for overtime is claimed through W-4 Step 4(b) or on your tax return.