The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of printing press operators 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 | $27,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press operators 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 $59,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,690 | 4.99% | 16.75% |
| 2021 | $37,710 | -17.82% | - |
| 2020 | $44,430 | 7.47% | - |
| 2019 | $41,110 | 11.53% | - |
| 2018 | $36,370 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $35,720 | 1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $35,080 | 4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $33,640 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $33,200 | -0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $33,360 | 0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $33,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,690, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is the second highest paying city for printing press operators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Winston-Salem (median annual salary of $40,620). Compared with Winston-Salem, the median annual salary of printing press operators in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.