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Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in Hickory, NC

The median clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $62,710 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,159 a month.

10th percentile
$39,900
25th percentile
$48,140
Median percentile
$62,710
75th percentile
$78,030
90th percentile
$86,820

Based on 250 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

$49,902 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,710
Federal income tax−$5,345
Social Security + Medicare−$4,797
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,665
Monthly take-home$4,159
Every two weeks$1,919

Does it go far here?

$70,870Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
21%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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina