The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 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 | $23,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers 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 $54,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,160 | 11.09% | 17.07% |
| 2021 | $30,370 | 1.51% | - |
| 2020 | $29,910 | 5.12% | - |
| 2019 | $28,380 | -8.39% | - |
| 2018 | $30,760 | -9.53% | - |
| 2017 | $33,690 | 0.39% | - |
| 2016 | $33,560 | 0.86% | - |
| 2015 | $33,270 | 6.25% | - |
| 2014 | $31,190 | 7.57% | - |
| 2013 | $28,830 | 1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $28,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,160 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Wilmington and .8 percent (.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.