North Carolina pay stubs
North Carolina pay stub generator
For employers and contractors recording wages that were actually paid in North Carolina. Federal withholding is a 2026 estimate. The North Carolina figures below are the 2024 tables. Free: 3 PDFs every 24 hours. Do not use the PDF to misrepresent income.
Make a pay recordHow North Carolina income tax affects a paycheck
North Carolina applies a flat state income tax of 4.75% to earned wages, so the state tax line on a NC pay stub is straightforward: the same percentage of gross pay in every period, regardless of income level.
Worked example: $25/hour in North Carolina
An hourly employee earning $25.00 an hour, working 80 hours in a bi-weekly period, filing single:
| Gross pay | $2,000.00 |
| Federal income tax (2026 estimate) | −$156.15 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$124.00 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$29.00 |
| North Carolina income tax (2024 table) | −$95.00 |
| Net pay | $1,595.85 |
That is 79.8% of gross pay in this estimate. Federal income tax is a 2026 estimate from IRS Publication 15-T Worksheet 1A (standard percentage method, Step 2 not checked, no other Form W-4 adjustments). Social Security is 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500. Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax on wages this employer pays above $200,000. State income tax uses 2024 rate tables that were not re-checked against 2026 state agencies. A bonus typed here is included in the period's wages and is not withheld at the 22% supplemental rate. This is an estimate, not payroll or tax advice.
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Need a North Carolina W-2 or a 1099 instead of a pay stub? JustPayStubs.com handles those. For North Carolina bills of sale, invoices, contracts and other business paperwork, see iRunDocs.com.