The annual salary statistics of commercial and industrial designers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial and industrial designers 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 | $41,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial and industrial designers 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 $130,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial and industrial designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,860 | 16.09% | -2.67% |
| 2021 | $49,390 | -21.30% | - |
| 2020 | $59,910 | -19.63% | - |
| 2019 | $71,670 | 9.67% | - |
| 2018 | $64,740 | -5.10% | - |
| 2017 | $68,040 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $64,460 | 5.41% | - |
| 2015 | $60,970 | 3.40% | - |
| 2014 | $58,900 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $57,840 | -4.48% | - |
| 2012 | $60,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,860 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for commercial and industrial designers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial and industrial designers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 48.1 percent (48.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Asheville | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Burlington |