How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC?

Percentile spread

For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, the published 10th percentile is $32,150 and the 90th percentile is $50,950. The difference is $18,800, which is 57.5% 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 $32,670 to the 75th at $41,690, covers $9,020.

The mean annual wage is $37,190, which sits above the median of $32,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC median is 10.9% lower than the national median of $36,670 for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,921, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% lower than the North Carolina median of $38,750.

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 $32,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $36,921 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ranks 4th of 5 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 $37,860 and employment of 100. That median is 15.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,891, against $36,921 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 94 miles away, with a median of $46,130 and employment of 90. That median is 41.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,674, against $36,921 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 151 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 50. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,705, against $36,921 here.