The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial analysts 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 | $51,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $104,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,660 | 3.15% | 7.62% |
| 2021 | $75,210 | 4.75% | - |
| 2018 | $71,640 | -3.87% | - |
| 2017 | $74,410 | 5.74% | - |
| 2016 | $70,140 | -4.45% | - |
| 2015 | $73,260 | -8.39% | - |
| 2014 | $79,410 | -0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $79,570 | 9.84% | - |
| 2012 | $71,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,660 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Burlington and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.