The annual salary statistics of editors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors 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 | $28,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $97,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,740 | 31.90% | 18.64% |
| 2021 | $40,000 | -28.02% | - |
| 2020 | $51,210 | 6.68% | - |
| 2019 | $47,790 | 21.20% | - |
| 2018 | $37,660 | 10.73% | - |
| 2017 | $33,620 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $32,750 | -6.81% | - |
| 2015 | $34,980 | -36.91% | - |
| 2014 | $47,890 | -0.40% | - |
| 2013 | $48,080 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $47,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,740, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for editors in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $65,220). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of editors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Anderson | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |