The annual salary statistics of photographers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers 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 | $26,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $68,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,620 | -15.67% | 25.61% |
| 2020 | $42,360 | -10.22% | - |
| 2019 | $46,690 | 43.54% | - |
| 2018 | $26,360 | 4.17% | - |
| 2017 | $25,260 | 5.78% | - |
| 2016 | $23,800 | -12.82% | - |
| 2015 | $26,850 | -2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $27,420 | 2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $26,640 | -2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $27,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,620 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Greensboro-High Point and 49.3 percent (49.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.