The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of interior designers 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 | $29,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers 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 $77,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,560 | 8.72% | 25.26% |
| 2019 | $42,500 | 27.08% | - |
| 2018 | $30,990 | -16.52% | - |
| 2017 | $36,110 | 3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $34,800 | -15.57% | - |
| 2015 | $40,220 | 13.48% | - |
| 2012 | $34,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,560 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 30.0 percent (30.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Asheville | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Wilmington | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |