The annual salary statistics of bill and account collectors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bill and account collectors 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 | $30,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bill and account collectors 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 $47,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bill and account collectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,940 | 3.62% | 6.95% |
| 2021 | $29,820 | -30.85% | - |
| 2019 | $39,020 | 2.08% | - |
| 2018 | $38,210 | 7.75% | - |
| 2017 | $35,250 | -7.52% | - |
| 2016 | $37,900 | 5.25% | - |
| 2015 | $35,910 | 7.57% | - |
| 2014 | $33,190 | 12.62% | - |
| 2013 | $29,000 | 0.72% | - |
| 2012 | $28,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,940 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for bill and account collectors in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of bill and account collectors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.