Pay and cost of living in Johnston County, NC
Johnston County, NC is part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC labor market, and this page summarizes 11 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $35,220 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $132,770, and the lowest is Cooks, Fast Food at $28,220.
A one-bedroom apartment in Johnston County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,552 a month and a two-bedroom $1,689. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,670 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $38,687 a year, and 8 of the 11 occupations listed here (73%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Johnston County, NC or against other counties.