Hickory
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan area. 12 published occupation pages; regional price parity 88.5 (US = 100).
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · 12 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation
What Hickory pays
Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.
| Occupation | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $95,640 | 1,750 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $67,150 | 1,730 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $60,320 | 1,010 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $59,850 | 940 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $57,460 | 3,050 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $47,690 | 1,500 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,110 | 1,160 |
| Construction Laborers | $44,550 | 800 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $40,240 | 4,850 |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $38,130 | 3,500 |
| Retail Salespersons | $30,520 | 4,000 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $27,550 | 2,650 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.