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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Hickory, NC

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $46,520 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,132 a month.

10th percentile
$37,840
25th percentile
$45,190
Median percentile
$46,520
75th percentile
$60,120
90th percentile
$64,780

Based on 100 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

$37,582 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,520
Federal income tax−$3,402
Social Security + Medicare−$3,559
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,977
Monthly take-home$3,132
Every two weeks$1,445

Does it go far here?

$52,573Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
28%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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