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All Occupations Salary Information in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$74,530
75th Percentile Wage	$50,790
50th Percentile Wage	$32,710
25th Percentile Wage	$21,050
10th Percentile Wage	$17,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,350.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$35.83
75th Percentile Wage	$24.42
50th Percentile Wage	$15.73
25th Percentile Wage	$10.11
10th Percentile Wage	$8.34

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $35.83. The median hourly salary is $15.73. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.34.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,710, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for all occupations in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $34,970). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	$34,970
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	$32,710
Columbia	$32,330
Spartanburg	$31,050
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	$30,770
Augusta-Richmond County	$30,680
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$29,890
Florence	$29,120
Anderson	$28,730
Sumter	$27,570
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,470
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$27,440
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$26,850
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	$23,800

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina, and the Nation

From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is higher than that of state of South Carolina and lower than that of the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville ($32,710) is 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in South Carolina ($30,210) and 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	$32,710
South Carolina	$30,210