The annual salary statistics of postsecondary economics teachers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary economics teachers 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 | $45,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary economics teachers 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 $133,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary economics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,080 | -1.84% | 8.13% |
| 2021 | $99,880 | 4.13% | - |
| 2020 | $95,750 | 8.36% | - |
| 2019 | $87,750 | -10.34% | - |
| 2018 | $96,820 | 2.32% | - |
| 2017 | $94,570 | -6.92% | - |
| 2016 | $101,110 | 23.11% | - |
| 2015 | $77,740 | -2.07% | - |
| 2014 | $79,350 | 2.37% | - |
| 2013 | $77,470 | -16.32% | - |
| 2012 | $90,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,080, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for postsecondary economics teachers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary of $107,820). Compared with Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, the median annual salary of postsecondary economics teachers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg |