The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of logging equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,640 | -8.50% | 8.79% |
| 2021 | $40,840 | -6.32% | - |
| 2020 | $43,420 | 6.26% | - |
| 2019 | $40,700 | 0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $40,390 | 5.40% | - |
| 2017 | $38,210 | -3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $39,690 | 4.46% | - |
| 2015 | $37,920 | 5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $35,920 | 6.63% | - |
| 2013 | $33,540 | -2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $34,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,640 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Raleigh-Cary is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.