The annual and hourly salary statistics of adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,840 | -2.25% | 15.68% |
| 2016 | $33,580 | 28.08% | - |
| 2014 | $24,150 | -9.94% | - |
| 2013 | $26,550 | -4.29% | - |
| 2012 | $27,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,840, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $35,100). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |