The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation 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 | $18,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation 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 $41,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,980 | -1.24% | 34.33% |
| 2021 | $29,340 | -3.03% | - |
| 2020 | $30,230 | 14.36% | - |
| 2019 | $25,890 | -9.69% | - |
| 2018 | $28,400 | -0.28% | - |
| 2017 | $28,480 | 5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $26,980 | 10.60% | - |
| 2015 | $24,120 | 5.47% | - |
| 2014 | $22,800 | 17.50% | - |
| 2013 | $18,810 | -1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $19,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,980 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.