The annual salary statistics of billing and posting clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of billing and posting clerks 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 | $31,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for billing and posting clerks 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 $46,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of billing and posting clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,090 | 0.92% | 22.76% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 6.10% | - |
| 2020 | $34,510 | 4.03% | - |
| 2019 | $33,120 | 3.99% | - |
| 2018 | $31,800 | 3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $30,750 | 0.49% | - |
| 2016 | $30,600 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $29,840 | -2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $30,510 | 3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $29,360 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $28,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,090 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for billing and posting clerks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of billing and posting clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.