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Training and Development Specialists salary in Hickory, NC

The median training and development specialists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC earns $56,300 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,752 a month.

10th percentile
$35,040
25th percentile
$49,640
Median percentile
$56,300
75th percentile
$67,910
90th percentile
$85,060

Based on 560 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

$45,024 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,300
Federal income tax−$4,576
Social Security + Medicare−$4,307
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,393
Monthly take-home$3,752
Every two weeks$1,732

Does it go far here?

$63,626Median pay in Hickory, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).
23%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 training and development specialists salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina