The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources 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 | $69,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources 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 $146,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $92,780 | 5.43% | -40.87% |
| 2018 | $87,740 | 3.13% | - |
| 2017 | $84,990 | -1.87% | - |
| 2016 | $86,580 | -3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $89,610 | -48.54% | - |
| 2014 | $133,110 | -1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $134,760 | 3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $130,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,780 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.