The annual salary statistics of clergy in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy 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 | $39,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy 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 $83,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,550 | 13.55% | 21.49% |
| 2021 | $49,750 | -13.35% | - |
| 2020 | $56,390 | 7.98% | - |
| 2019 | $51,890 | 3.41% | - |
| 2018 | $50,120 | 12.59% | - |
| 2017 | $43,810 | -14.11% | - |
| 2016 | $49,990 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $49,010 | 2.41% | - |
| 2014 | $47,830 | 3.64% | - |
| 2013 | $46,090 | 1.97% | - |
| 2012 | $45,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,550, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for clergy in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $58,260). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of clergy in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Anderson | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence |