The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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 | $26,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks 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 $59,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,370 | 6.04% | 16.39% |
| 2021 | $38,870 | 2.78% | - |
| 2020 | $37,790 | 5.21% | - |
| 2019 | $35,820 | 1.56% | - |
| 2018 | $35,260 | -0.26% | - |
| 2017 | $35,350 | 0.99% | - |
| 2016 | $35,000 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $34,720 | 1.70% | - |
| 2014 | $34,130 | 0.94% | - |
| 2013 | $33,810 | -2.31% | - |
| 2012 | $34,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,370, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $45,850). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.