The annual salary statistics of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining 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 | $33,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining 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 $64,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $41,060 | -8.23% | -8.23% |
| 2019 | $44,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,060 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg |