Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Hickory, NC

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $50,800 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,403 a month.

10th percentile: $35,880
25th percentile: $42,610
Median percentile: $50,800
75th percentile: $59,710
90th percentile: $75,750

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

$40,839 take-home a year

Gross pay	$50,800
Federal income tax	−$3,916
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,886
North Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$2,159
Monthly take-home	$3,403
Every two weeks	$1,571

Does it go far here?

$57,410Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).

26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($869 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hickory, NC

Job	Median 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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina