The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $37,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,240 | -2.46% | 21.84% |
| 2021 | $60,700 | 5.35% | - |
| 2020 | $57,450 | 7.29% | - |
| 2019 | $53,260 | -5.69% | - |
| 2018 | $56,290 | 8.44% | - |
| 2017 | $51,540 | -8.11% | - |
| 2016 | $55,720 | 8.11% | - |
| 2015 | $51,200 | 9.94% | - |
| 2014 | $46,110 | 2.00% | - |
| 2013 | $45,190 | -2.46% | - |
| 2012 | $46,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,240 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bern and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.