The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental 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 | $60,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental 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 $128,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,800 | 5.19% | 11.24% |
| 2021 | $78,500 | 4.25% | - |
| 2020 | $75,160 | -4.88% | - |
| 2019 | $78,830 | 11.77% | - |
| 2018 | $69,550 | 4.08% | - |
| 2017 | $66,710 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $65,750 | -12.91% | - |
| 2015 | $74,240 | 0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $73,980 | 4.41% | - |
| 2013 | $70,720 | -3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $73,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,800 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia | |
| Sumter | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort |