The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment 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 | $28,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment 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 $50,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,740 | 13.36% | 28.21% |
| 2021 | $30,100 | 5.51% | - |
| 2020 | $28,440 | 12.31% | - |
| 2017 | $24,940 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,740 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 30.2 percent (30.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.