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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Hickory, NC

The median industrial engineering technologists and technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $60,290 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,005 a month.

10th percentile
$47,150
25th percentile
$50,970
Median percentile
$60,290
75th percentile
$74,410
90th percentile
$87,870

Based on 80 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

$48,061 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,290
Federal income tax−$5,055
Social Security + Medicare−$4,612
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,562
Monthly take-home$4,005
Every two weeks$1,848

Does it go far here?

$68,135Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
22%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 industrial engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina