The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 | $37,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers 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 $100,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,270 | 5.01% | 13.32% |
| 2021 | $63,900 | -6.98% | - |
| 2020 | $68,360 | 6.93% | - |
| 2019 | $63,620 | 4.90% | - |
| 2018 | $60,500 | 4.58% | - |
| 2017 | $57,730 | 2.62% | - |
| 2016 | $56,220 | -0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $56,760 | 0.19% | - |
| 2014 | $56,650 | 1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $55,750 | -4.59% | - |
| 2012 | $58,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,270, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Columbia (median annual salary of $78,150). Compared with Columbia, the median annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbia | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Anderson | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville |