Cooks, Fast Food salary in Burlington, NC

The median cooks, fast food in Burlington, NC earns $27,450 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,921 a month.

10th percentile: $21,650
25th percentile: $22,570
Median percentile: $27,450
75th percentile: $28,160
90th percentile: $34,590

Based on 1,680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,048 take-home a year

Gross pay	$27,450
Federal income tax	−$1,135
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,100
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$1,167
Monthly take-home	$1,921
Every two weeks	$886

Does it go far here?

$29,454Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).

55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,250
Registered Nurses	$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,000

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