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Salaries & Cost of Living in Currituck County, NC

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 12 occupations in Currituck County, NC.

Jobs listed
12
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Median of medians
$36,635
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,488
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
83%
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Pay and cost of living in Currituck County, NC

Across the 12 occupations we cover in Currituck County, NC, the middle median salary is $36,635 a year. Pay runs from $28,420 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $100,340 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $71,920. Wages come from the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Currituck County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,488 a month and a two-bedroom $1,667. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $24,902 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $36,201 a year, and 10 of the 12 occupations listed here (83%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Currituck County, NC, highest paying first

Showing 1–12 of 12.

Occupations in Currituck County, NC ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$100,340$75,418$4,210
2Registered Nurses$89,450$68,219$3,610
3Office Clerks, General$44,630$36,634$978
4Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,160$32,471$631
5Waiters and Waitresses$39,020$32,365$622
6Customer Service Representatives$38,150$31,703$567
7Stockers and Order Fillers$35,120$29,397$375
8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,580$28,225$277
9Retail Salespersons$30,820$26,124$102
10Cashiers$29,320$24,983$7
11Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,780$24,572−$27
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$28,420$24,298−$50