The annual salary statistics of food service managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers 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 $83,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $60,640 | 14.35% | 10.29% |
| 2018 | $51,940 | -5.78% | - |
| 2017 | $54,940 | 0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $54,600 | 3.00% | - |
| 2015 | $52,960 | 4.12% | - |
| 2014 | $50,780 | -6.26% | - |
| 2013 | $53,960 | -0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $54,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,640 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for food service managers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food service managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.