The annual salary statistics of training and development specialists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of training and development specialists 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 | $33,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for training and development specialists 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 $91,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of training and development specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,230 | 3.55% | 8.20% |
| 2021 | $49,410 | -22.44% | - |
| 2020 | $60,500 | 14.84% | - |
| 2019 | $51,520 | 1.34% | - |
| 2018 | $50,830 | 6.37% | - |
| 2017 | $47,590 | -0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $48,010 | 2.98% | - |
| 2015 | $46,580 | 2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $45,450 | -0.55% | - |
| 2013 | $45,700 | -2.91% | - |
| 2012 | $47,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,230 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for training and development specialists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of training and development specialists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.