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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Rocky Mount, NC earns $28,620 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,997 a month.

10th percentile
$18,260
25th percentile
$26,840
Median percentile
$28,620
75th percentile
$28,690
90th percentile
$30,310

Based on 40 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

$23,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,620
Federal income tax−$1,254
Social Security + Medicare−$2,189
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,216
Monthly take-home$1,997
Every two weeks$922

Does it go far here?

$32,518Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
46%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

All food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina