The annual salary statistics of advertising sales agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of advertising sales agents 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 | $23,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for advertising sales agents 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 $96,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of advertising sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,830 | -4.26% | 8.01% |
| 2021 | $38,400 | 11.43% | - |
| 2020 | $34,010 | 8.94% | - |
| 2019 | $30,970 | -29.32% | - |
| 2018 | $40,050 | -2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $40,950 | 28.69% | - |
| 2016 | $29,200 | 0.14% | - |
| 2015 | $29,160 | -5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $30,840 | -50.29% | - |
| 2013 | $46,350 | 26.90% | - |
| 2012 | $33,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,830 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for advertising sales agents in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of advertising sales agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 12.2 percent (12.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.