The annual salary statistics of food service managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food service managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food service managers 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 $116,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food service managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $49,720 | -0.10% | 3.64% |
| 2018 | $49,770 | 12.24% | - |
| 2017 | $43,680 | 2.40% | - |
| 2016 | $42,630 | 6.05% | - |
| 2015 | $40,050 | -10.81% | - |
| 2014 | $44,380 | 0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $44,160 | -8.49% | - |
| 2012 | $47,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,720 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for food service managers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food service managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.