The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,670.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $40.20. The median hourly salary is $17.30. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.97.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,990 in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
From Table 4, note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is higher than that of both state of New Hampshire and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem ($35,990) is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in New Hampshire ($35,740) and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| New Hampshire | |
| USA |