The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation 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 | $18,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation 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 $34,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,450 | 11.64% | 32.06% |
| 2021 | $23,370 | 2.10% | - |
| 2020 | $22,880 | 10.27% | - |
| 2019 | $20,530 | 5.36% | - |
| 2018 | $19,430 | 2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $18,920 | 0.63% | - |
| 2016 | $18,800 | 2.18% | - |
| 2015 | $18,390 | 1.63% | - |
| 2014 | $18,090 | -0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $18,170 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $17,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,450 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.