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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Fayetteville, NC earns $39,230 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,670 a month.

10th percentile
$27,380
25th percentile
$30,140
Median percentile
$39,230
75th percentile
$39,230
90th percentile
$45,440

Based on 50 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

$32,034 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,230
Federal income tax−$2,528
Social Security + Medicare−$3,001
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,667
Monthly take-home$2,670
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$42,652Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
45%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 food cooking machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina