The annual salary statistics of information security analysts in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of information security analysts 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 | $61,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for information security analysts 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 $104,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of information security analysts from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $93,120 | 7.28% | 12.04% |
| 2016 | $86,340 | 16.26% | - |
| 2014 | $72,300 | -4.56% | - |
| 2013 | $75,600 | -8.35% | - |
| 2012 | $81,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,120 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for information security analysts in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of information security analysts in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.