North Carolina: money rules on one page
The pay & local tax, benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for North Carolina, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Pay & local tax
All of pay & local tax- Take-home pay calculator2026 paycheck afterfederal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Carolina income taxSource: State revenue departments and statutes, checked
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Nutrition Services, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidExpanded: adults up to 138% of povertySource: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, NC Medicaid, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back within30 days after the tenant gives up the unitSource: N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 42, Article 6 (§§ 42-50 to 42-56), checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)7 days, ending with a rental periodSource: G.S. 42-14, checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice10 days (pay or move out)Source: N.C.G.S. § 42-3, checked
- RepairsTime to repairA reasonable timeSource: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-42 (Landlord to provide fit premises), checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase7 days / 2 days / 1 monthSource: G.S. 42-14, checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$15–$350, up to 12 weeksSource: DES Apply for Unemployment, checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices100Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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