The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal 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 | $31,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal 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 $58,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,150 | 12.47% | 24.19% |
| 2021 | $39,520 | 17.69% | - |
| 2020 | $32,530 | -14.36% | - |
| 2019 | $37,200 | 2.58% | - |
| 2018 | $36,240 | 2.54% | - |
| 2017 | $35,320 | 1.39% | - |
| 2016 | $34,830 | 8.99% | - |
| 2015 | $31,700 | -6.78% | - |
| 2014 | $33,850 | -1.21% | - |
| 2013 | $34,260 | 0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $34,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,150 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 38.2 percent (38.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.