The annual salary statistics of prepress technicians and workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of prepress technicians and workers 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 | $29,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for prepress technicians and workers 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 $67,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of prepress technicians and workers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40,070 | 11.08% | 20.96% |
| 2019 | $35,630 | -13.25% | - |
| 2018 | $40,350 | -2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $41,410 | 17.85% | - |
| 2014 | $34,020 | 6.88% | - |
| 2013 | $31,680 | 0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $31,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,070 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for prepress technicians and workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of prepress technicians and workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 33.3 percent (33.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Asheville | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |