The annual salary statistics of chemists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $46,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $127,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,450.
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 | $72,820 | 10.35% | 2.07% |
| 2021 | $65,280 | -17.69% | - |
| 2020 | $76,830 | 13.98% | - |
| 2019 | $66,090 | 4.40% | - |
| 2018 | $63,180 | -0.63% | - |
| 2017 | $63,580 | -14.36% | - |
| 2016 | $72,710 | -12.71% | - |
| 2015 | $81,950 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $80,870 | 7.41% | - |
| 2013 | $74,880 | 4.77% | - |
| 2012 | $71,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,820, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway (median annual salary of $93,750). Compared with Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, the median annual salary of chemists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower.
| 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 |