SOC 43-5111 · Rocky Mount, NC metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is $40,110 a year ($19.28 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,320: half of the 70 people in this job in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$40,110average per year

$19.28 / hourMedian $40,320Take-home ≈ $33,317

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $45K90th

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

70people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Rocky Mount

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,580 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Rocky Mount earn between $39,670 and $44,530.

  • $33K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $45K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,110$3,342$19.28
Median$40,320$3,360$19.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,670$3,306$19.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,530$3,711$21.41

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Rocky Mount vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Rocky Mount earn 10% less than the North Carolina average ($44,330) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Rocky Mount$40,110$40,320$33,320$44,58070
North Carolina$44,330$43,680$33,980$56,1701,560
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Rocky Mount

On the average salary of $40,110, a single filer in Rocky Mount takes home about $33,317 a year, or $2,776 a month and $1,281 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 Rocky Mount a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rocky Mount area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.0), so the average $40,110 buys what about $45,573 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Rocky Mount ($43,960). A typical home costs $201,686, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other North Carolina cities

Rocky Mount ranks 9th of 10 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Burlington pays the most ($50,460).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Rocky Mount: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Rocky Mount?

$19.28 an hour on average, and $19.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Rocky Mount?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Rocky Mount?

About $33,317 a year ($2,776 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,110.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Rocky Mount than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Rocky Mount, NC (40580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 3.66, this job is 3.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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