The annual salary statistics of industrial engineering technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of industrial engineering technicians 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 | $39,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineering technicians 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 $72,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,730 | 0.92% | 5.58% |
| 2021 | $48,280 | -2.67% | - |
| 2020 | $49,570 | -2.97% | - |
| 2019 | $51,040 | 10.31% | - |
| 2018 | $45,780 | 6.84% | - |
| 2017 | $42,650 | -5.35% | - |
| 2016 | $44,930 | -2.67% | - |
| 2015 | $46,130 | -7.44% | - |
| 2014 | $49,560 | -2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $51,010 | 9.80% | - |
| 2012 | $46,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,730 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineering technicians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineering technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 5.7 percent (5.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.