Cooks, Restaurant salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median cooks, restaurant in Rocky Mount, NC earns $29,070 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,025 a month.

10th percentile: $23,960
25th percentile: $27,230
Median percentile: $29,070
75th percentile: $35,620
90th percentile: $42,290

Based on 420 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

$24,302 take-home a year

Gross pay	$29,070
Federal income tax	−$1,308
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,224
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$1,235
Monthly take-home	$2,025
Every two weeks	$935

Does it go far here?

$33,030Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).

45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$94,610
Registered Nurses	$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,840

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