The annual salary statistics of floral designers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of floral designers 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 | $23,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for floral designers 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 $44,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of floral designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,220 | 12.42% | 43.40% |
| 2021 | $29,970 | -15.62% | - |
| 2020 | $34,650 | 12.81% | - |
| 2019 | $30,210 | 5.43% | - |
| 2018 | $28,570 | 4.59% | - |
| 2017 | $27,260 | -0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $27,440 | 10.90% | - |
| 2015 | $24,450 | 3.80% | - |
| 2014 | $23,520 | 16.96% | - |
| 2013 | $19,530 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $19,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,220, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for floral designers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $35,430). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of floral designers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |