The annual salary statistics of foresters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of foresters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $47,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for foresters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of foresters from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $66,590 | 4.79% | 3.81% |
| 2017 | $63,400 | -1.03% | - |
| 2016 | $64,050 | 9.74% | - |
| 2015 | $57,810 | -0.36% | - |
| 2014 | $58,020 | 2.95% | - |
| 2013 | $56,310 | -13.75% | - |
| 2012 | $64,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,590 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for foresters in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of foresters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Augusta-Richmond County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Florence | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County |