The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of landscaping and groundskeeping workers 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 | $23,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers 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 $37,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,950 | 0.53% | 22.80% |
| 2021 | $29,790 | 1.64% | - |
| 2020 | $29,300 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $28,280 | 5.76% | - |
| 2018 | $26,650 | 2.06% | - |
| 2017 | $26,100 | 2.15% | - |
| 2016 | $25,540 | 8.34% | - |
| 2015 | $23,410 | 3.50% | - |
| 2014 | $22,590 | 0.18% | - |
| 2013 | $22,550 | -2.53% | - |
| 2012 | $23,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,950 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.