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Salaries & Cost of Living in Cabarrus County, NC

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 48 occupations in Cabarrus County, NC.

Jobs listed
48
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Median of medians
$50,270
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,640
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
92%
44 of 48
Household income
$89,005
Census median per year
Property tax
$2,586
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Cabarrus County, NC

Cabarrus County, NC is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC labor market, and this page summarizes 48 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $50,270 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $176,840, and the lowest is Cooks, Fast Food at $27,690.

A one-bedroom apartment in Cabarrus County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,640 a month and a two-bedroom $1,785. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,726 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,757 a year, and 44 of the 48 occupations listed here (92%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Cabarrus County, NC or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Cabarrus County, NC

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Cabarrus County, NC, set beside the North Carolina and national medians.

Median household income in Cabarrus County, NC is $89,005, 23% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,680) equals 22.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $50,270, is 44% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Cabarrus County, NC pay a median of $2,586 a year in real estate taxes, 36% above the North Carolina median of $1,896. With a median home value of $354,800, 23% above the North Carolina median of $288,900, the ratio of the two medians is 0.73% a year.

Renters in Cabarrus County, NC pay a median gross rent of $1,414 a month in the Census survey, 15% above the North Carolina median of $1,228. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,640; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Cabarrus County, NC who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.3 minutes each way, 9% above the North Carolina average of 25.1. 17.2% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Cabarrus County, NC, highest paying first

Showing 1–48 of 48.

Occupations in Cabarrus County, NC ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840$124,875$8,179
2Financial Managers$172,760$122,214$7,957
3Software Developers$135,920$98,600$5,990
4General and Operations Managers$112,730$83,607$4,740
5Computer Systems Analysts$110,790$82,325$4,633
6Financial and Investment Analysts$106,510$79,496$4,398
7Project Management Specialists$105,200$78,630$4,325
8Management Analysts$102,920$77,123$4,200
9Accountants and Auditors$92,910$70,506$3,648
10Registered Nurses$90,620$68,993$3,522
11Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,930$63,910$3,099
12Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$81,370$62,878$3,013
13Human Resources Specialists$78,330$60,869$2,845
14First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,300$60,188$2,789
15Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,500$57,015$2,524
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,170$52,170$2,120
17Insurance Sales Agents$62,490$50,225$1,958
18Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,850$49,738$1,918
19Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,300$48,559$1,819
20Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,680$47,326$1,717
21Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,120$45,378$1,554
22Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,660$43,506$1,398
23Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000$41,481$1,230
24Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,800$41,329$1,217
25First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,740$40,523$1,150
26First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,280$38,650$994
27Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,800$38,285$963
28Construction Laborers$45,850$37,562$903
29Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,650$37,410$890
30Customer Service Representatives$44,980$36,900$848
31Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,660$36,657$828
32Office Clerks, General$44,010$36,162$786
33Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,880$36,063$778
34Light Truck Drivers$42,860$35,287$713
35Nursing Assistants$39,430$32,677$496
36Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,850$32,235$459
37Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,630$32,068$445
38Stockers and Order Fillers$37,440$31,162$370
39Cooks, Restaurant$37,030$30,850$344
40Waiters and Waitresses$36,430$30,394$306
41Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,600$29,762$253
42Security Guards$35,010$29,313$216
43Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,680$28,301$131
44Retail Salespersons$33,580$28,225$125
45Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$29,730$25,295−$119
46Cashiers$29,610$25,204−$127
47Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,880$24,648−$173
48Cooks, Fast Food$27,690$23,742−$249