The annual salary statistics of athletic trainers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of athletic trainers 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 | $27,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletic trainers 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 $65,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletic trainers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,410 | 1.16% | -60.17% |
| 2021 | $47,850 | 3.93% | - |
| 2020 | $45,970 | -2.11% | - |
| 2019 | $46,940 | 6.84% | - |
| 2018 | $43,730 | -3.02% | - |
| 2017 | $45,050 | 4.91% | - |
| 2016 | $42,840 | 0.54% | - |
| 2015 | $42,610 | 5.00% | - |
| 2014 | $40,480 | -96.29% | - |
| 2013 | $79,460 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $77,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,410 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for athletic trainers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of athletic trainers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Florence | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |