The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of general dentists 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 | $103,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $164,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $164,790. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $104,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $103,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $164,790 | 0.47% | 31.90% |
| 2021 | $164,010 | 3.77% | - |
| 2020 | $157,820 | -29.58% | - |
| 2019 | $204,510 | 15.57% | - |
| 2018 | $172,660 | 9.39% | - |
| 2017 | $156,440 | -24.62% | - |
| 2016 | $194,960 | 4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $186,730 | 39.90% | - |
| 2013 | $112,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $164,790 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.