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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Hickory, NC

The median business operations specialists, all other in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $69,230 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,549 a month.

10th percentile
$45,800
25th percentile
$53,300
Median percentile
$69,230
75th percentile
$94,580
90th percentile
$130,660

Based on 660 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

$54,591 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,230
Federal income tax−$6,401
Social Security + Medicare−$5,296
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,942
Monthly take-home$4,549
Every two weeks$2,100

Does it go far here?

$78,238Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC

JobMedian pay
Industrial Production Managers$124,290
General and Operations Managers$95,640
Industrial Engineers$86,640
Registered Nurses$80,060
Accountants and Auditors$77,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,450
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$69,990

All business operations specialists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina