The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering technicians 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 | $33,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $73,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,440 | 4.36% | 11.62% |
| 2021 | $46,330 | -28.04% | - |
| 2020 | $59,320 | 1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $58,560 | 14.79% | - |
| 2018 | $49,900 | 3.45% | - |
| 2017 | $48,180 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $46,070 | 6.79% | - |
| 2015 | $42,940 | -0.12% | - |
| 2014 | $42,990 | 10.65% | - |
| 2013 | $38,410 | -11.46% | - |
| 2012 | $42,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,440, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $50,290). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Columbia | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Florence |