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All Occupations Salary Information in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$59,150
75th Percentile Wage	$41,300
50th Percentile Wage	$29,270
25th Percentile Wage	$21,210
10th Percentile Wage	$17,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations 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 $59,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,530.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$28.44
75th Percentile Wage	$19.86
50th Percentile Wage	$14.07
25th Percentile Wage	$10.19
10th Percentile Wage	$8.43

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $28.44. The median hourly salary is $14.07. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.43.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,270 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill	$41,170
Raleigh-Cary	$35,370
Winston-Salem	$32,640
Greensboro-High Point	$31,330
Fayetteville	$30,610
Wilmington	$30,360
Greenville	$30,070
Asheville	$29,800
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$29,270
Rocky Mount	$28,590
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$28,400
Burlington	$27,800
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,750
Goldsboro	$27,660
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,640
Jacksonville	$27,270

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is lower than the salary statistics of both state of North Carolina and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ($29,270) is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in North Carolina ($31,850) and 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
North Carolina	$31,850
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	$29,270