The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders 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 | $17,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders 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 $41,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,140 | -10.28% | 10.82% |
| 2021 | $22,210 | -2.79% | - |
| 2020 | $22,830 | 16.16% | - |
| 2019 | $19,140 | -2.40% | - |
| 2018 | $19,600 | 0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $19,480 | -3.64% | - |
| 2016 | $20,190 | 6.54% | - |
| 2015 | $18,870 | 4.19% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | -1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $18,300 | 1.86% | - |
| 2012 | $17,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,140 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.