The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers 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 | $47,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $107,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,060 | 1.43% | 13.13% |
| 2021 | $76,940 | -1.62% | - |
| 2020 | $78,190 | 6.94% | - |
| 2019 | $72,760 | 0.33% | - |
| 2018 | $72,520 | 2.79% | - |
| 2017 | $70,500 | -4.78% | - |
| 2016 | $73,870 | 3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $71,490 | 0.52% | - |
| 2014 | $71,120 | 2.15% | - |
| 2013 | $69,590 | 2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $67,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,060 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.