The annual salary statistics of machine feeders and offbearers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machine feeders and offbearers 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 | $26,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machine feeders and offbearers 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 $37,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machine feeders and offbearers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,630 | -2.43% | 18.93% |
| 2021 | $30,350 | -0.66% | - |
| 2020 | $30,550 | 11.62% | - |
| 2019 | $27,000 | 5.52% | - |
| 2018 | $25,510 | 2.90% | - |
| 2017 | $24,770 | 5.25% | - |
| 2016 | $23,470 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $23,400 | -0.34% | - |
| 2014 | $23,480 | -2.30% | - |
| 2013 | $24,020 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,630 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for machine feeders and offbearers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of machine feeders and offbearers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Durham-Chapel Hill.