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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Fayetteville, NC

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Fayetteville, NC earns $29,730 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,067 a month.

10th percentile
$22,900
25th percentile
$26,190
Median percentile
$29,730
75th percentile
$34,480
90th percentile
$35,260

Based on 190 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

$24,805 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,730
Federal income tax−$1,388
Social Security + Medicare−$2,274
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,264
Monthly take-home$2,067
Every two weeks$954

Does it go far here?

$32,323Median pay in Fayetteville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
59%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 servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina