SOC 49-2011 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Salary in Hickory, NC

The average salary for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Hickory, North Carolina is $48,750 a year ($23.44 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,430: half of the 70 people in this job in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

$48,750average per year

$23.44 / hourMedian $46,430Take-home ≈ $39,914

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay range in Hickory

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,320 or more. The middle half of computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Hickory earn between $37,350 and $57,300.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,750$4,062$23.44
Median$46,430$3,869$22.32
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,350$3,112$17.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,300$4,775$27.55

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers pay in Hickory vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers in Hickory earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($47,900) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($50,880). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $47,810.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hickory$48,750$46,430$34,840$66,32070
North Carolina$47,900$46,890$34,950$63,6003,160
United States$50,880$47,810$35,910$71,73065,600

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary after taxes in Hickory

On the average salary of $48,750, a single filer in Hickory takes home about $39,914 a year, or $3,326 a month and $1,535 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Hickory a good place for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hickory area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $48,750 buys what about $55,093 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Hickory ($45,220). A typical home costs $271,739, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in other North Carolina cities

Hickory ranks 3rd of 11 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($50,250).

All Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

Waterbury, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,590).

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary by city

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Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers salary in Hickory: questions

How much do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers make an hour in Hickory?

$23.44 an hour on average, and $22.32 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers salary in Hickory?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers take-home pay in Hickory?

About $39,914 a year ($3,326 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,750.

Do computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers earn more in Hickory than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,880).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-2011; area Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (25860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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