The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of couriers and messengers 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 | $21,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers 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 $40,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,690 | 8.90% | 31.14% |
| 2021 | $29,780 | 8.19% | - |
| 2020 | $27,340 | -1.65% | - |
| 2019 | $27,790 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $26,370 | -3.41% | - |
| 2017 | $27,270 | 7.30% | - |
| 2016 | $25,280 | 8.70% | - |
| 2015 | $23,080 | 7.67% | - |
| 2014 | $21,310 | -4.83% | - |
| 2013 | $22,340 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $22,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,690, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for couriers and messengers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $34,610). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of couriers and messengers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Florence | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |