The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in Augusta-Richmond County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $75,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $159,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $159,330. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $99,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $159,330 | 12.30% | 20.10% |
| 2018 | $139,740 | 2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $135,930 | 4.10% | - |
| 2016 | $130,360 | -16.80% | - |
| 2015 | $152,260 | 2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $148,070 | -4.73% | - |
| 2013 | $155,070 | 17.91% | - |
| 2012 | $127,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $159,330, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for postsecondary education administrators in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Spartanburg (median annual salary of $163,970). Compared with Spartanburg, the median annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Augusta-Richmond County is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.