The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $39,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters 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 $83,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,670 | -4.23% | 32.01% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 8.02% | - |
| 2020 | $55,290 | 2.68% | - |
| 2019 | $53,810 | -0.54% | - |
| 2018 | $54,100 | 9.65% | - |
| 2017 | $48,880 | 0.31% | - |
| 2016 | $48,730 | 6.30% | - |
| 2015 | $45,660 | -12.66% | - |
| 2014 | $51,440 | 4.22% | - |
| 2013 | $49,270 | 20.42% | - |
| 2012 | $39,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,670 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Columbia | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence |