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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Hickory, NC

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $84,050 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,366 a month.

10th percentile
$49,920
25th percentile
$69,780
Median percentile
$84,050
75th percentile
$99,230
90th percentile
$106,370

Based on 170 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

$64,387 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,050
Federal income tax−$9,661
Social Security + Medicare−$6,430
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,572
Monthly take-home$5,366
Every two weeks$2,476

Does it go far here?

$94,987Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
16%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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