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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median fast food and counter workers in Fayetteville, NC earns $28,170 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,968 a month.

10th percentile
$21,110
25th percentile
$22,380
Median percentile
$28,170
75th percentile
$33,950
90th percentile
$35,660

Based on 3,130 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

$23,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,170
Federal income tax−$1,207
Social Security + Medicare−$2,155
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,197
Monthly take-home$1,968
Every two weeks$908

Does it go far here?

$30,627Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
62%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina