The annual salary statistics of architects (except landscape and naval) in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architects (except landscape and naval) in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $51,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architects (except landscape and naval) 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 $141,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architects (except landscape and naval) from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,740 | 1.59% | 5.79% |
| 2021 | $80,440 | 6.30% | - |
| 2020 | $75,370 | -1.06% | - |
| 2019 | $76,170 | -6.18% | - |
| 2018 | $80,880 | -1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $82,470 | 3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $79,820 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $79,980 | 1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $79,110 | -3.39% | - |
| 2013 | $81,790 | 5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $77,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,740, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for architects (except landscape and naval) in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary of $89,540). Compared with Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, the median annual salary of architects (except landscape and naval) in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |