The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 | $29,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $39,180 | 8.40% | -77.92% |
| 2015 | $35,890 | -45.56% | - |
| 2013 | $52,240 | -33.44% | - |
| 2012 | $69,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,180, Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for computer programmers in state of South Carolina, following city of Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $94,750). Compared with the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of computer programmers in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 58.6 percent (58.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Columbia | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Anderson | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence | |
| Sumter | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |