The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of civil engineering technicians 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 | $29,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $77,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,290 | 21.75% | -4.53% |
| 2016 | $39,350 | 5.46% | - |
| 2015 | $37,200 | -36.91% | - |
| 2014 | $50,930 | -4.69% | - |
| 2013 | $53,320 | 1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $52,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,290 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.