The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of purchasing managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers 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 $163,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $104,020 | 9.51% | 19.42% |
| 2018 | $94,130 | -1.17% | - |
| 2017 | $95,230 | -2.73% | - |
| 2016 | $97,830 | -3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $101,370 | 4.83% | - |
| 2014 | $96,470 | 2.42% | - |
| 2013 | $94,140 | 10.96% | - |
| 2012 | $83,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,020 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for purchasing managers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of purchasing managers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Wilmington and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.