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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Greenville, NC

The median cooks, fast food in Greenville, NC earns $23,600 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,670 a month.

10th percentile
$21,980
25th percentile
$22,350
Median percentile
$23,600
75th percentile
$28,110
90th percentile
$30,040

Based on 1,780 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

$20,042 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,600
Federal income tax−$750
Social Security + Medicare−$1,805
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,003
Monthly take-home$1,670
Every two weeks$771

Does it go far here?

$26,696Median pay in Greenville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($993 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greenville, NC

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$181,290
Medical and Health Services Managers$133,220
General and Operations Managers$91,140
Registered Nurses$81,670
Accountants and Auditors$75,140
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,490
Physicians, All Other$65,890
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,500

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