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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in North Carolina

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in North Carolina earns $39,070 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,659 a month.

10th percentile
$28,770
25th percentile
$30,150
Median percentile
$39,070
75th percentile
$44,250
90th percentile
$46,430

Based on 770 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

$31,912 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,070
Federal income tax−$2,508
Social Security + Medicare−$2,989
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,660
Monthly take-home$2,659
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$41,420Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
46%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 food cooking machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina