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Interior Designers salary in Hickory, NC

The median interior designers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $60,250 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,003 a month.

10th percentile
$44,270
25th percentile
$60,250
Median percentile
$60,250
75th percentile
$62,570
90th percentile
$78,180

Based on 60 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

$48,030 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,250
Federal income tax−$5,050
Social Security + Medicare−$4,609
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,561
Monthly take-home$4,003
Every two weeks$1,847

Does it go far here?

$68,090Median 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

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