The annual salary statistics of clergy in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy 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 | $29,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy 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 $60,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,490 | 6.00% | 11.18% |
| 2021 | $49,340 | -5.13% | - |
| 2020 | $51,870 | 4.90% | - |
| 2019 | $49,330 | 5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $46,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,490 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.