How much do Software Developers make in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC?

Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $76,130 and the 90th percentile is $197,080. The difference is $120,950, which is 98.7% 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 $89,610 to the 75th at $159,370, covers $69,760.

The mean annual wage is $129,200, which sits above the median of $122,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $138,485, which is 1.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9% lower than the North Carolina median of $134,710.

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 $122,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $138,485 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ranks 12th of 30 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 $103,320 and employment of 300. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,505, against $138,485 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 58 miles away, with a median of $135,920 and employment of 20,820. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,623, against $138,485 here.
• Asheville, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $134,350 and employment of 780. That median is 9.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,214, against $138,485 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (420 of 154,090). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.25 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.