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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Rocky Mount, NC earns $40,690 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,762 a month.

10th percentile
$30,280
25th percentile
$40,690
Median percentile
$40,690
75th percentile
$61,410
90th percentile
$74,070

Based on 70 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

$33,145 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,690
Federal income tax−$2,703
Social Security + Medicare−$3,113
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,729
Monthly take-home$2,762
Every two weeks$1,275

Does it go far here?

$46,232Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian 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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