Highway Maintenance Workers salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median highway maintenance workers in Rocky Mount, NC earns $48,870 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,281 a month.

10th percentile: $33,680
25th percentile: $42,730
Median percentile: $48,870
75th percentile: $53,270
90th percentile: $57,170

Based on 60 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

$39,370 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,870
Federal income tax	−$3,684
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,739
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$2,077
Monthly take-home	$3,281
Every two weeks	$1,514

Does it go far here?

$55,527Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).

28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Job	Median 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

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