The annual salary statistics of computer user support specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer user support specialists 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 | $26,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer user support specialists 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 $78,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer user support specialists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $48,120 | -3.14% | 10.91% |
| 2017 | $49,630 | 1.99% | - |
| 2016 | $48,640 | 4.44% | - |
| 2015 | $46,480 | 2.30% | - |
| 2014 | $45,410 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $44,210 | 3.03% | - |
| 2012 | $42,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,120 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for computer user support specialists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of computer user support specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 45.1 percent (45.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.