The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $131,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $180,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $180,900. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $131,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $180,900 | 15.64% | 6.62% |
| 2017 | $152,600 | 2.16% | - |
| 2016 | $149,310 | 2.20% | - |
| 2015 | $146,020 | -2.07% | - |
| 2014 | $149,040 | -3.12% | - |
| 2013 | $153,690 | -9.92% | - |
| 2012 | $168,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $180,900 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.