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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Hickory, NC

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $57,990 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,859 a month.

10th percentile
$50,560
25th percentile
$57,170
Median percentile
$57,990
75th percentile
$75,970
90th percentile
$89,900

Based on 30 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

$46,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,990
Federal income tax−$4,779
Social Security + Medicare−$4,436
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,465
Monthly take-home$3,859
Every two weeks$1,781

Does it go far here?

$65,536Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
23%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 civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina