The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $65,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $136,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,270.
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 | $98,690 | -2.49% | 14.39% |
| 2021 | $101,150 | 1.20% | - |
| 2020 | $99,940 | -3.68% | - |
| 2019 | $103,620 | 2.53% | - |
| 2018 | $101,000 | 3.05% | - |
| 2017 | $97,920 | -3.11% | - |
| 2016 | $100,970 | 4.34% | - |
| 2015 | $96,590 | 5.15% | - |
| 2014 | $91,620 | 5.44% | - |
| 2013 | $86,640 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $84,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,690 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 37.6 percent (37.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.