How much do Education Administrators, Postsecondary make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC?

Percentile spread

For Education Administrators, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $49,920 and the 90th percentile is $106,370. The difference is $56,450, which is 67.2% 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 $69,780 to the 75th at $99,230, covers $29,450.

The mean annual wage is $87,500, which sits above the median of $84,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC median is 19.6% lower than the national median of $104,590 for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,987, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $101,060.

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 $84,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Administrators, Postsecondary at $94,987 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Administrators, Postsecondary. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ranks 16th of 20 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).).

• Johnson City, TN is 58 miles away, with a median of $102,330 and employment of 150. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,379, against $94,987 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 58 miles away, with a median of $93,720 and employment of 990. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,273, against $94,987 here.
• Asheville, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $97,730 and employment of 160. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,268, against $94,987 here.

Employment share

Education Administrators, Postsecondary accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (170 of 154,090). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (180,470 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.