The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing 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 | $38,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing 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 $94,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,410 | 13.93% | 11.46% |
| 2021 | $49,410 | -8.40% | - |
| 2020 | $53,560 | 4.11% | - |
| 2019 | $51,360 | -2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $52,510 | 3.20% | - |
| 2017 | $50,830 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $50,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,410 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for buyers and purchasing agents in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Asheville.