The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of tax preparers 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 | $24,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers 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 $83,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,100 | 36.24% | 16.80% |
| 2019 | $28,120 | -8.85% | - |
| 2018 | $30,610 | 28.75% | - |
| 2017 | $21,810 | 8.34% | - |
| 2016 | $19,990 | -60.58% | - |
| 2015 | $32,100 | -8.50% | - |
| 2014 | $34,830 | -32.67% | - |
| 2013 | $46,210 | 20.60% | - |
| 2012 | $36,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,100 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for tax preparers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of tax preparers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 59.0 percent (59.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.