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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in North Carolina

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in North Carolina earns $30,160 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,094 a month.

10th percentile
$20,570
25th percentile
$27,080
Median percentile
$30,160
75th percentile
$35,410
90th percentile
$39,330

Based on 4,670 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

$25,132 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,160
Federal income tax−$1,439
Social Security + Medicare−$2,307
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,282
Monthly take-home$2,094
Every two weeks$967

Does it go far here?

$31,974Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
59%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 preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina