The annual salary statistics of procurement clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of procurement clerks 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 | $28,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for procurement clerks 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 $55,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of procurement clerks from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,110 | -0.24% | 6.74% |
| 2020 | $37,200 | 3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $36,010 | 2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $35,280 | -1.98% | - |
| 2017 | $35,980 | 10.23% | - |
| 2016 | $32,300 | -12.54% | - |
| 2015 | $36,350 | 8.39% | - |
| 2014 | $33,300 | -4.86% | - |
| 2013 | $34,920 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $34,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,110 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for procurement clerks in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of procurement clerks in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.