Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Hickory, NC

480 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Hickory, NC for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Urologists	$313,460	380	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$312,730	50	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$312,730	50	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$213,630	120	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$206,360	30	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$193,320	130	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$170,730	200	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$170,730	200	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,010	220	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$162,690	40	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$162,690	40	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$162,690	40	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$151,190	200	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$138,150	310	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$137,180	330	View salary detail
Optometrists	$136,920	40	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$132,570	80	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$132,060	360	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$127,210	190	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$127,210	190	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$126,620	300	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$125,160	60	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$124,970	70	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$124,290	640	View salary detail
Software Developers	$122,540	420	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$121,100	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$117,950	140	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$115,250	40	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$113,070	40	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.