The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transit and intercity bus drivers 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 | $19,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers 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 $49,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,240 | 2.01% | -18.16% |
| 2017 | $34,530 | -13.38% | - |
| 2014 | $39,150 | -7.28% | - |
| 2013 | $42,000 | 0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $41,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,240, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $37,130). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |