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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Goldsboro, NC

The median fast food and counter workers in Goldsboro, NC earns $28,070 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,961 a month.

10th percentile
$21,090
25th percentile
$22,960
Median percentile
$28,070
75th percentile
$32,920
90th percentile
$35,990

Based on 760 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

$23,533 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,070
Federal income tax−$1,197
Social Security + Medicare−$2,147
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,193
Monthly take-home$1,961
Every two weeks$905

Does it go far here?

$31,731Median pay in Goldsboro, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($965 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Goldsboro, NC

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,240
Office Clerks, General$38,620
Nursing Assistants$38,540
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,300
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$34,730
Customer Service Representatives$34,500
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,850

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