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Dermatologists Salary in North Carolina

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Dermatologists in North Carolina is $367,350. BLS estimates approximately 800 people work in this occupation in North Carolina. North Carolina is 11.7% above the national median ($328,730).

Median salary
$367,350
Average salary
$360,910
Median hourly
$176.61
Employment
800

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$186,700$89.76
25th percentile$340,320$163.61
Median (50th)$367,350$176.61
75th percentile$389,990$187.50
90th percentile$475,970$228.83

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 8.1% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 25.1% — Low reliability

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.161
Location quotient
2.21

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

North Carolina’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.326, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $389,447 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

46.7/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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