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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Hickory, NC

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $27,630 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,932 a month.

10th percentile
$24,300
25th percentile
$26,330
Median percentile
$27,630
75th percentile
$33,540
90th percentile
$34,920

Based on 890 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

$23,189 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,630
Federal income tax−$1,153
Social Security + Medicare−$2,114
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,174
Monthly take-home$1,932
Every two weeks$892

Does it go far here?

$31,225Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
45%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina