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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Rocky Mount, NC earns $49,390 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,314 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$39,780
Median percentile
$49,390
75th percentile
$58,060
90th percentile
$69,930

Based on 50 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

$39,766 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,390
Federal income tax−$3,747
Social Security + Medicare−$3,778
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,099
Monthly take-home$3,314
Every two weeks$1,529

Does it go far here?

$56,117Median 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

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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina