The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,840 | 4.50% | 18.97% |
| 2021 | $65,740 | -0.82% | - |
| 2020 | $66,280 | 3.24% | - |
| 2019 | $64,130 | 0.61% | - |
| 2018 | $63,740 | -0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $64,200 | -1.21% | - |
| 2016 | $64,980 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $63,970 | 6.68% | - |
| 2014 | $59,700 | 3.17% | - |
| 2013 | $57,810 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $55,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,840 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.