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Food Service Managers salary in Hickory, NC

The median food service managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $72,140 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,710 a month.

10th percentile
$47,940
25th percentile
$58,670
Median percentile
$72,140
75th percentile
$82,350
90th percentile
$96,600

Based on 260 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

$56,515 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,140
Federal income tax−$7,041
Social Security + Medicare−$5,519
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,066
Monthly take-home$4,710
Every two weeks$2,174

Does it go far here?

$81,527Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
18%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 food service managers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina