The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $24,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $47,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,460 | 1.19% | 16.29% |
| 2021 | $29,110 | 3.47% | - |
| 2020 | $28,100 | 8.68% | - |
| 2019 | $25,660 | -6.90% | - |
| 2018 | $27,430 | 6.60% | - |
| 2017 | $25,620 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $25,180 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $24,270 | -0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $24,460 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $24,350 | -1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $24,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,460 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.