The annual salary statistics of machinists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of machinists in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $31,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,380 | 2.75% | 31.37% |
| 2021 | $48,020 | 14.70% | - |
| 2020 | $40,960 | 10.86% | - |
| 2019 | $36,510 | 4.19% | - |
| 2018 | $34,980 | 1.06% | - |
| 2017 | $34,610 | -7.37% | - |
| 2016 | $37,160 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $36,240 | 4.47% | - |
| 2014 | $34,620 | 0.64% | - |
| 2013 | $34,400 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $33,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,380 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Durham-Chapel Hill is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying New Bern and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.