The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources specialists 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 | $37,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $98,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,150 | 0.05% | 17.33% |
| 2021 | $56,120 | 5.17% | - |
| 2020 | $53,220 | 2.76% | - |
| 2019 | $51,750 | 5.02% | - |
| 2018 | $49,150 | 3.03% | - |
| 2017 | $47,660 | 1.89% | - |
| 2016 | $46,760 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $46,380 | 2.61% | - |
| 2014 | $45,170 | -3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $46,540 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $46,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,150 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.