The annual salary statistics of chemists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $38,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,170 | -2.65% | -54.14% |
| 2021 | $51,500 | -27.88% | - |
| 2020 | $65,860 | 0.73% | - |
| 2019 | $65,380 | -26.71% | - |
| 2015 | $82,840 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $82,640 | 6.43% | - |
| 2012 | $77,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,170 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Augusta-Richmond County is 46.5 percent (46.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway and 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |