The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $87,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,570 | 3.55% | 25.26% |
| 2021 | $65,170 | 4.83% | - |
| 2020 | $62,020 | 0.23% | - |
| 2019 | $61,880 | 6.95% | - |
| 2017 | $57,580 | 0.54% | - |
| 2016 | $57,270 | 1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $56,130 | 5.15% | - |
| 2014 | $53,240 | 4.24% | - |
| 2013 | $50,980 | 0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $50,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,570 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.