The annual salary statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $22,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,430 | -5.30% | 16.30% |
| 2021 | $45,730 | -9.29% | - |
| 2020 | $49,980 | 0.80% | - |
| 2019 | $49,580 | -17.65% | - |
| 2018 | $58,330 | 19.22% | - |
| 2017 | $47,120 | 10.55% | - |
| 2016 | $42,150 | -27.69% | - |
| 2015 | $53,820 | -28.87% | - |
| 2014 | $69,360 | 42.16% | - |
| 2013 | $40,120 | 9.40% | - |
| 2012 | $36,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,430 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is in the middle of salary range for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 43.1 percent (43.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort |