The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of financial analysts 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 | $55,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $161,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,530 | 3.55% | 27.23% |
| 2021 | $79,600 | 8.47% | - |
| 2018 | $72,860 | 10.72% | - |
| 2017 | $65,050 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $63,730 | 4.66% | - |
| 2015 | $60,760 | 4.51% | - |
| 2014 | $58,020 | 0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $57,670 | -4.14% | - |
| 2012 | $60,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,530, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for financial analysts in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $102,240). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of financial analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower.