The annual salary statistics of chemists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $50,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $122,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,450.
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 | $68,470 | 4.37% | 10.33% |
| 2021 | $65,480 | -25.92% | - |
| 2020 | $82,450 | 7.39% | - |
| 2019 | $76,360 | 6.73% | - |
| 2018 | $71,220 | 3.68% | - |
| 2017 | $68,600 | -1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $69,920 | -2.80% | - |
| 2015 | $71,880 | -3.69% | - |
| 2014 | $74,530 | 7.98% | - |
| 2013 | $68,580 | 10.47% | - |
| 2012 | $61,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,470 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway and 29.3 percent (29.3%) 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 |