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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Hickory, NC

The median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $77,590 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,010 a month.

10th percentile
$54,500
25th percentile
$65,140
Median percentile
$77,590
75th percentile
$85,830
90th percentile
$85,830

Based on 70 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

$60,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,590
Federal income tax−$8,240
Social Security + Medicare−$5,936
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,298
Monthly take-home$5,010
Every two weeks$2,312

Does it go far here?

$87,686Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
17%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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina