The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $52,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $141,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,000 | -7.24% | 15.37% |
| 2021 | $99,730 | 0.59% | - |
| 2020 | $99,140 | 3.95% | - |
| 2019 | $95,220 | 3.36% | - |
| 2018 | $92,020 | 5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $86,820 | 2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $84,640 | 6.55% | - |
| 2015 | $79,100 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $76,730 | -2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $78,980 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $78,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,000 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.