The annual salary statistics of file clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of file clerks 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 | $23,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for file clerks 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 $47,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of file clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,540 | 11.93% | 46.34% |
| 2021 | $31,300 | -10.61% | - |
| 2020 | $34,620 | 3.15% | - |
| 2019 | $33,530 | 5.64% | - |
| 2018 | $31,640 | 3.86% | - |
| 2017 | $30,420 | -2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $31,040 | -0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $31,130 | 5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $29,270 | 33.14% | - |
| 2013 | $19,570 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $19,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,540 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for file clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of file clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.