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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median cooks, institution and cafeteria in Fayetteville, NC earns $37,200 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,541 a month.

10th percentile
$28,350
25th percentile
$29,720
Median percentile
$37,200
75th percentile
$41,450
90th percentile
$43,990

Based on 360 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

$30,489 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,200
Federal income tax−$2,284
Social Security + Medicare−$2,846
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,581
Monthly take-home$2,541
Every two weeks$1,173

Does it go far here?

$40,444Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
48%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, institution and cafeteria salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina