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Salaries & Cost of Living in Union County, NC

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 55 occupations in Union County, NC.

Jobs listed
55
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Median of medians
$49,740
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,640
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
93%
51 of 55
Household income
$102,900
Census median per year
Property tax
$2,396
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Union County, NC

Union County, NC is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC labor market, and this page summarizes 55 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $49,740 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $176,840, and the lowest is Cooks, Fast Food at $27,690.

A one-bedroom apartment in Union County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,640 a month and a two-bedroom $1,785. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,726 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,978 a year, and 51 of the 55 occupations listed here (93%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Union County, NC or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Union County, NC

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Union County, NC, set beside the North Carolina and national medians.

Median household income in Union County, NC is $102,900, 42% above the North Carolina median of $72,388 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,680) equals 19.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $49,740, is 52% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Union County, NC pay a median of $2,396 a year in real estate taxes, 26% above the North Carolina median of $1,896. With a median home value of $417,300, 44% above the North Carolina median of $288,900, the ratio of the two medians is 0.57% a year.

Renters in Union County, NC pay a median gross rent of $1,496 a month in the Census survey, 22% above the North Carolina median of $1,228. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,640; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Union County, NC who travel to a workplace spend an average of 29.8 minutes each way, 19% above the North Carolina average of 25.1. 19.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Union County, NC, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 55.

Occupations in Union County, NC ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840$124,875$8,179
2Financial Managers$172,760$122,214$7,957
3Sales Managers$162,000$115,317$7,383
4Software Developers$135,920$98,600$5,990
5General and Operations Managers$112,730$83,607$4,740
6Computer Systems Analysts$110,790$82,325$4,633
7Financial and Investment Analysts$106,510$79,496$4,398
8Project Management Specialists$105,200$78,630$4,325
9Management Analysts$102,920$77,123$4,200
10Accountants and Auditors$92,910$70,506$3,648
11Registered Nurses$90,620$68,993$3,522
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,930$63,910$3,099
13Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$81,370$62,878$3,013
14Human Resources Specialists$78,330$60,869$2,845
15First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,300$60,188$2,789
16First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,080$58,060$2,611
17Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,500$57,015$2,524
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,170$52,170$2,120
19First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,470$50,971$2,020
20Insurance Sales Agents$62,490$50,225$1,958
21Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,850$49,738$1,918
22Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,300$48,559$1,819
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,680$47,326$1,717
24Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,120$45,378$1,554
25Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$53,660$43,506$1,398
26Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000$41,481$1,230
27Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,800$41,329$1,217
28First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,740$40,523$1,150
29First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,280$38,650$994
30Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,800$38,285$963
31Medical Assistants$46,520$38,072$946
32Construction Laborers$45,850$37,562$903
33Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,650$37,410$890
34Customer Service Representatives$44,980$36,900$848
35Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,960$36,885$847
36Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,660$36,657$828
37Office Clerks, General$44,010$36,162$786
38Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,880$36,063$778
39Light Truck Drivers$42,860$35,287$713
40Nursing Assistants$39,430$32,677$496
41Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,850$32,235$459
42Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,630$32,068$445
43Stockers and Order Fillers$37,440$31,162$370
44Cooks, Restaurant$37,030$30,850$344
45Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,030$30,850$344
46Waiters and Waitresses$36,430$30,394$306
47Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,300$30,295$297
48Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,600$29,762$253
49Security Guards$35,010$29,313$216
50Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,680$28,301$131