SOC 49-9043 · Goldsboro, NC metro

Maintenance Workers, Machinery Salary in Goldsboro, NC

The average salary for maintenance workers, machinery in Goldsboro, North Carolina is $57,590 a year ($27.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,650: half of the 40 people in this job in the Goldsboro, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

$57,590average per year

$27.69 / hourMedian $58,650Take-home ≈ $46,664

  • $46K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#10 of 11North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay range in Goldsboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $71,500 or more. The middle half of maintenance workers, machinery in Goldsboro earn between $49,240 and $62,510.

  • $46K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,590$4,799$27.69
Median$58,650$4,888$28.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,240$4,103$23.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,510$5,209$30.05

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery pay in Goldsboro vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Maintenance workers, machinery in Goldsboro earn 6% less than the North Carolina average ($61,050) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($64,610). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $60,850.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Goldsboro$57,590$58,650$46,120$71,50040
North Carolina$61,050$60,580$42,540$78,2304,750
United States$64,610$60,850$42,000$88,55060,020

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary after taxes in Goldsboro

On the average salary of $57,590, a single filer in Goldsboro takes home about $46,664 a year, or $3,889 a month and $1,795 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Goldsboro a good place for maintenance workers, machinery? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Goldsboro area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $57,590 buys what about $65,101 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Goldsboro ($40,570). A typical home costs $188,523, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in other North Carolina cities

Goldsboro ranks 10th of 11 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($68,080).

All Maintenance Workers, Machinery salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($111,740).

Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary by city

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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Goldsboro: questions

How much do maintenance workers, machinery make an hour in Goldsboro?

$27.69 an hour on average, and $28.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance workers, machinery salary in Goldsboro?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance workers, machinery take-home pay in Goldsboro?

About $46,664 a year ($3,889 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,590.

Do maintenance workers, machinery earn more in Goldsboro than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,610).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9043; area Goldsboro, NC (24140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.77, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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