The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists 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 | $94,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $123,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $158,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,720 | 0.41% | 4.33% |
| 2021 | $128,190 | -10.06% | - |
| 2020 | $141,090 | 0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $140,440 | 1.02% | - |
| 2018 | $139,010 | 0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $138,240 | 2.34% | - |
| 2016 | $135,000 | 2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $132,220 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $128,350 | 6.63% | - |
| 2013 | $119,840 | -2.76% | - |
| 2012 | $123,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,720 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.