The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surveying and mapping technicians 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 | $35,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping technicians 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 $76,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,930 | 12.65% | 22.48% |
| 2021 | $37,500 | 9.60% | - |
| 2017 | $33,900 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $33,280 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $33,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,930 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for surveying and mapping technicians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.