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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Greensboro, NC

The median cooks, fast food in Greensboro-High Point, NC earns $27,880 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,949 a month.

10th percentile
$22,190
25th percentile
$22,790
Median percentile
$27,880
75th percentile
$28,790
90th percentile
$33,800

Based on 6,850 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

$23,384 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,880
Federal income tax−$1,178
Social Security + Medicare−$2,133
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,185
Monthly take-home$1,949
Every two weeks$899

Does it go far here?

$30,022Median pay in Greensboro, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greensboro, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$364,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Financial Managers$159,740
Marketing Managers$151,880
Pharmacists$138,180
Sales Managers$134,760
Managers, All Other$132,890

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