The annual salary statistics of real estate sales agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of real estate sales agents 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 | $39,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for real estate sales agents 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 $71,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of real estate sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,070 | 27.61% | 51.53% |
| 2020 | $42,760 | -14.48% | - |
| 2019 | $48,950 | 21.61% | - |
| 2018 | $38,370 | 20.80% | - |
| 2017 | $30,390 | 5.79% | - |
| 2016 | $28,630 | -34.68% | - |
| 2015 | $38,560 | 19.22% | - |
| 2013 | $31,150 | 8.09% | - |
| 2012 | $28,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,070, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is the second highest paying city for real estate sales agents in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Winston-Salem (median annual salary of $60,320). Compared with Winston-Salem, the median annual salary of real estate sales agents in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.