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Charlotte: $2,578/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$152/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,578

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+$152/mo

+$1,824 a year

Local pay

$92,871

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,739
Tax$1,880
Rent$1,322
Other bills$1,960
Left$2,578

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$2,578 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoCharlotte
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,880
  • Rent$1,322
  • Other living costs$1,960
  • Left over$2,578

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$92,871
Federal income tax
−$12,046
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,105
State income tax (NC)
−$3,405
Take-home pay
$70,316
Effective tax rate
24.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,322
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$568
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,282

Left over each month

$7,739 gross, minus $1,880 in tax and $3,282 in living costs.

$2,578

County by county

11 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Charlotte, NC
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Mecklenburg CountyNC1.1M42%$1,521$1,508$371,200$83,76525 min
York CountySC289k11%$1,304$1,287$322,700$83,06027 min
Union CountyNC245k9%$1,390$1,146$374,400$99,24330 min
Gaston CountyNC231k9%$1,085$1,038$235,000$65,47226 min
Cabarrus CountyNC231k9%$1,303$1,198$318,600$86,08428 min
Iredell CountyNC192k7%$1,183$1,072$292,300$78,67825 min
Rowan CountyNC148k5%$990$948$216,100$63,19626 min
Lancaster CountySC101k4%$892$810$298,100$74,75130 min
Lincoln CountyNC90k3%$977$852$279,500$78,49030 min
Chester CountySC32k1%$918$840$143,800$51,21632 min
Anson CountyNC22k1%$849$811$119,300$44,24527 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,069 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,322.

Work from home
19.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
79.4% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

21 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Supervisory Program Manager (Assistant Director)

    Department of State Headquarters · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +27 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +26 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

    Various locations within the Agency (Indian Health Service) · $110,727–$164,017 a year

    Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +99 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +24 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Advanced Practice Nurse (Psychiatric)

    Various locations within the Agency (Indian Health Service) · $110,727–$164,017 a year

    Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +99 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +24 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    Various locations across the Agency. (Indian Health Service) · $72,849–$140,165 a year

    Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +110 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +27 · Closes December 31, 2026

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    Various locations across the Agency. (Indian Health Service) · $72,849–$140,165 a year

    Camp Verde, AZ · Chinle, AZ · Cibecue, AZ · +110 more · Prescott Valley, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Lake Havasu City, AZ +27 · Closes December 31, 2026

16 more on the full list.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

218 sunny days. July high 90°F. January nights 33°F. 27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
218 sunny days, 90°F in July, 33°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
2.8M people
Buying instead
Median home $319,400. About $2,118/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
North Carolina income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.79%.

Fit

Money left over
66
Sun and mild weather
72
Being in a big city
68
Public school districts in Charlotte

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Charlotte
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte147,29918616.5
Union County Public SchoolsMonroe41,4045216.5
Cabarrus County SchoolsConcord35,7724316.4
Gaston County SchoolsGastonia30,9955615.9
Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville21,0173816.6
York 04Fort Mill18,4452013.2
Rowan-Salisbury SchoolsSalisbury17,6833217.3
York 03Rock Hill16,0342513.3
Lancaster 01Lancaster15,4172314.4
Lincoln County SchoolsLincolnton11,7102315.3
York 02Clover9,0381013.5
Mooresville Graded School DistrictMooresville5,917915.6

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Charlotte calculated?

Charlotte is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Charlotte?

About $1,322 for a one-bedroom and $1,574 for a two-bedroom in Charlotte, NC.

How do I compare Charlotte with another city?

Put Charlotte next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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