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Community Health Workers salary in Hickory, NC

The median community health workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $42,450 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,874 a month.

10th percentile
$32,860
25th percentile
$37,530
Median percentile
$42,450
75th percentile
$45,670
90th percentile
$56,150

Based on 60 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

$34,484 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,450
Federal income tax−$2,914
Social Security + Medicare−$3,247
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,804
Monthly take-home$2,874
Every two weeks$1,326

Does it go far here?

$47,974Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
30%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

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