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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$98,030
25th Percentile Wage	$99,130
50th Percentile Wage	$99,130
75th Percentile Wage	$99,130
90th Percentile Wage	$99,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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 $99,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	9-Year Growth
2021	$99,130	69.74%	45.67%
2017	$30,000	-79.10%	-
2013	$53,730	-0.24%	-
2012	$53,860	-	-

Table 2. Compare Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,130, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of South Carolina, followed by Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary $79,570). In comparison, the median annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	$99,130
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	$79,570
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	$38,880
Columbia	$18,670