The annual salary statistics of brokerage clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of brokerage 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 | $38,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for brokerage 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 $66,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of brokerage clerks from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54,410 | 4.34% | 31.58% |
| 2019 | $52,050 | 4.27% | - |
| 2018 | $49,830 | 1.55% | - |
| 2017 | $49,060 | -5.77% | - |
| 2016 | $51,890 | -3.53% | - |
| 2015 | $53,720 | 3.80% | - |
| 2014 | $51,680 | 21.59% | - |
| 2013 | $40,520 | 8.12% | - |
| 2012 | $37,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,410 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for brokerage clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of brokerage clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |