The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other social 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 | $35,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $75,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,220 | 3.87% | 22.00% |
| 2021 | $36,740 | 4.11% | - |
| 2020 | $35,230 | 2.10% | - |
| 2019 | $34,490 | -1.28% | - |
| 2018 | $34,930 | 4.41% | - |
| 2017 | $33,390 | 17.16% | - |
| 2013 | $27,660 | -7.77% | - |
| 2012 | $29,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,220 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 54.9 percent (54.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Fayetteville and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville.