The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of broadcast technicians 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 | $22,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast technicians 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 $78,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,440 | -2.34% | 27.51% |
| 2021 | $48,550 | 9.91% | - |
| 2020 | $43,740 | 5.49% | - |
| 2019 | $41,340 | 4.52% | - |
| 2018 | $39,470 | -7.73% | - |
| 2017 | $42,520 | -4.94% | - |
| 2016 | $44,620 | 15.24% | - |
| 2014 | $37,820 | 11.74% | - |
| 2013 | $33,380 | -3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $34,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,440, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for broadcast technicians in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $54,790). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of broadcast technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |