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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary in Hickory, NC

The median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $67,150 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,435 a month.

10th percentile
$37,430
25th percentile
$47,320
Median percentile
$67,150
75th percentile
$94,570
90th percentile
$131,870

Based on 1,730 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

$53,216 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,150
Federal income tax−$5,943
Social Security + Medicare−$5,137
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,854
Monthly take-home$4,435
Every two weeks$2,047

Does it go far here?

$75,888Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
20%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 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina