The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of packers and packagers 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 | $20,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $40,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,570 | -4.82% | 34.97% |
| 2021 | $28,900 | 20.45% | - |
| 2020 | $22,990 | 9.66% | - |
| 2019 | $20,770 | -2.12% | - |
| 2018 | $21,210 | 4.10% | - |
| 2017 | $20,340 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $19,950 | -1.95% | - |
| 2015 | $20,340 | 1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $19,990 | 4.60% | - |
| 2013 | $19,070 | 5.98% | - |
| 2012 | $17,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,570 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.