SOC 25-3041 · Jacksonville, NC metro

Tutors Salary in Jacksonville, NC

The average salary for tutors in Jacksonville, North Carolina is $41,930 a year ($20.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,290: half of the 80 people in this job in the Jacksonville, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

$41,930average per year

$20.16 / hourMedian $40,290Take-home ≈ $34,706

  • $25K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 14North Carolina metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Tutors pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,170 or more. The middle half of tutors in Jacksonville earn between $32,350 and $48,700.

  • $25K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,930$3,494$20.16
Median$40,290$3,358$19.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,350$2,696$15.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,700$4,058$23.41

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Tutors salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $41,930, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $34,706 a year, or $2,892 a month and $1,335 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Jacksonville a good place for tutors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.1), so the average $41,930 buys what about $45,534 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($40,230). A typical home costs $293,312, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Tutors salary in other North Carolina cities

Jacksonville ranks 8th of 14 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Durham pays the most ($50,820).

All Tutors salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for tutors

Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).

Tutors salary by city

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Tutors salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do tutors make an hour in Jacksonville?

$20.16 an hour on average, and $19.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level tutors salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the tutors take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $34,706 a year ($2,892 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,930.

Do tutors earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3041; area Jacksonville, NC (27340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.31, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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