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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Greenville, NC

The median cooks, restaurant in Greenville, NC earns $34,130 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,346 a month.

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$28,500
Median percentile
$34,130
75th percentile
$35,770
90th percentile
$43,630

Based on 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

$28,153 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,130
Federal income tax−$1,916
Social Security + Medicare−$2,611
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,451
Monthly take-home$2,346
Every two weeks$1,083

Does it go far here?

$38,608Median pay in Greenville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.4 vs 100).
42%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

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