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General and Operations Managers salary in Hickory, NC

The median general and operations managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $95,640 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,004 a month.

10th percentile
$45,060
25th percentile
$61,090
Median percentile
$95,640
75th percentile
$152,600
90th percentile
$219,920

Based on 1,750 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

$72,048 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,640
Federal income tax−$12,211
Social Security + Medicare−$7,316
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,065
Monthly take-home$6,004
Every two weeks$2,771

Does it go far here?

$108,085Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
14%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
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
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$69,230

All general and operations managers salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina