How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $53,520 and the 90th percentile is $78,840. The difference is $25,320, which is 39.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $53,520 to the 75th at $78,070, covers $24,550.

The mean annual wage is $67,480, which sits above the median of $63,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC median is 35.6% lower than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,147, which is 27.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $79,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 88.486, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $72,147 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ranks 17th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 58 miles away, with a median of $74,530 and employment of 440. That median is 16.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,560, against $72,147 here.
• Asheville, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $64,260 and employment of 130. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,587, against $72,147 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $84,470 and employment of 50. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,772, against $72,147 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (40 of 154,090). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.