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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median cooks, fast food in Fayetteville, NC earns $23,430 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,659 a month.

10th percentile
$20,110
25th percentile
$22,170
Median percentile
$23,430
75th percentile
$27,430
90th percentile
$28,930

Based on 3,890 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

$19,909 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,430
Federal income tax−$733
Social Security + Medicare−$1,792
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$996
Monthly take-home$1,659
Every two weeks$766

Does it go far here?

$25,473Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$239,200
Managers, All Other$132,180
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,310
Management Analysts$101,800
Computer Occupations, All Other$101,800
Logisticians$98,670
General and Operations Managers$96,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,620

All cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina