The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of commercial pilots 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 | $58,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $110,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,050 | 23.65% | 35.29% |
| 2021 | $81,730 | -48.53% | - |
| 2020 | $121,390 | 0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $121,170 | 7.09% | - |
| 2018 | $112,580 | 5.69% | - |
| 2017 | $106,170 | 2.37% | - |
| 2016 | $103,650 | -9.57% | - |
| 2015 | $113,570 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $109,960 | 9.76% | - |
| 2013 | $99,230 | 30.19% | - |
| 2012 | $69,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,050 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |