The annual salary statistics of food batchmakers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food batchmakers 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 | $27,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food batchmakers 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 $49,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food batchmakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,800 | -0.11% | 47.49% |
| 2021 | $45,850 | 1.29% | - |
| 2020 | $45,260 | 4.95% | - |
| 2019 | $43,020 | -0.84% | - |
| 2018 | $43,380 | 51.01% | - |
| 2015 | $21,250 | 14.96% | - |
| 2013 | $18,070 | -33.09% | - |
| 2012 | $24,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,800, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is the highest paying city for food batchmakers in state of North Carolina, followed by Goldsboro (median annual salary $37,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of food batchmakers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in Goldsboro.