Summary
If you make $55,500 a year living in the region of North Carolina, USA, you will be taxed $11,400. That means that your net pay will be $44,100 per year, or $3,675 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.5% and your marginal tax rate is 34.7%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $34.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.27.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $653 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,264 of net incomes.