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Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks salary in Hickory, NC

The median insurance claims and policy processing clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $40,370 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,742 a month.

10th percentile
$35,820
25th percentile
$38,370
Median percentile
$40,370
75th percentile
$45,240
90th percentile
$59,110

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

$32,902 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,370
Federal income tax−$2,664
Social Security + Medicare−$3,088
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,716
Monthly take-home$2,742
Every two weeks$1,265

Does it go far here?

$45,623Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
32%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 insurance claims and policy processing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina