The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of architectural and civil drafters 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 | $42,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters 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 $84,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,480.
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 | $59,960 | -0.62% | 12.84% |
| 2021 | $60,330 | 10.09% | - |
| 2020 | $54,240 | 6.56% | - |
| 2019 | $50,680 | 5.31% | - |
| 2018 | $47,990 | -0.40% | - |
| 2017 | $48,180 | -4.73% | - |
| 2016 | $50,460 | -10.21% | - |
| 2015 | $55,610 | -2.16% | - |
| 2014 | $56,810 | 2.46% | - |
| 2013 | $55,410 | 5.68% | - |
| 2012 | $52,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,960, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for architectural and civil drafters in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $60,160). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is .3 percent (.3%) lower.
| 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 |