The annual salary statistics of office clerks, general in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of office clerks, general 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 | $23,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for office clerks, general 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 $49,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of office clerks, general from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,400 | -1.65% | 27.99% |
| 2021 | $33,950 | 5.01% | - |
| 2020 | $32,250 | 3.66% | - |
| 2019 | $31,070 | 5.05% | - |
| 2018 | $29,500 | 3.83% | - |
| 2017 | $28,370 | 3.91% | - |
| 2016 | $27,260 | 5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $25,850 | 3.44% | - |
| 2014 | $24,960 | 3.65% | - |
| 2013 | $24,050 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,400 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for office clerks, general in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of office clerks, general in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.