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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Rocky Mount, NC earns $25,990 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,826 a month.

10th percentile
$17,960
25th percentile
$20,870
Median percentile
$25,990
75th percentile
$28,660
90th percentile
$33,050

Based on 110 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

$21,908 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,990
Federal income tax−$989
Social Security + Medicare−$1,988
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,105
Monthly take-home$1,826
Every two weeks$843

Does it go far here?

$29,530Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
50%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

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