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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Hickory, NC

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $68,220 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,494 a month.

10th percentile
$51,180
25th percentile
$63,650
Median percentile
$68,220
75th percentile
$76,830
90th percentile
$83,650

Based on 90 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

$53,923 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,220
Federal income tax−$6,178
Social Security + Medicare−$5,219
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,899
Monthly take-home$4,494
Every two weeks$2,074

Does it go far here?

$77,097Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
19%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 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina