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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in North Carolina

The median fast food and counter workers in North Carolina earns $28,570 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,993 a month.

10th percentile
$21,800
25th percentile
$23,370
Median percentile
$28,570
75th percentile
$34,370
90th percentile
$36,820

Based on 92,230 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

$23,922 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,570
Federal income tax−$1,248
Social Security + Medicare−$2,186
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,214
Monthly take-home$1,993
Every two weeks$920

Does it go far here?

$30,289Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina