The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nurse practitioners 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 | $79,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $137,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,130 | 5.22% | 13.89% |
| 2021 | $100,590 | -1.42% | - |
| 2020 | $102,020 | 1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $100,450 | 1.20% | - |
| 2018 | $99,240 | -0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $100,000 | 2.35% | - |
| 2016 | $97,650 | 2.10% | - |
| 2015 | $95,600 | 2.17% | - |
| 2014 | $93,530 | 3.26% | - |
| 2013 | $90,480 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $91,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,130 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.