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Urologists Salary in Hickory, NC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Urologists in Hickory, NC have a median annual salary of $313,460, with 380 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $62,590 at the 10th percentile to $400,830 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$313,460

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$150.70

Employment

380

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$62,590
10th
$219,960
25th
$313,460
Median
$390,430
75th
$400,830
90th

Local compared with national

Hickory, NC

$313,460

Median annual · 2025

United States

$265,930

Median annual · 2025

The Hickory, NC median is 17.9% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $47,530).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.4
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.3
  3. 3.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.3
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.1
  5. 5.WritingImportance 4.1
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9
  11. 11.ScienceImportance 3.6
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Allscripts PM
  • athenahealth athenaCollector
  • Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
  • Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • CareCloud Central
  • Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Email software
  • Epic Practice Management
  • Epic Systems
  • GalacTek ECLIPSE
  • GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
  • Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
  • HealthFusion MediTouch

Common tasks

  • Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
  • Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation.
  • Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
  • Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
  • Document or review patients' histories.
  • Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
  • Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.
  • Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.
  • Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.
  • Perform abdominal, pelvic, or retroperitoneal surgeries.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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