The annual salary statistics of graduate teaching assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of graduate teaching assistants in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $16,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graduate teaching assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graduate teaching assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $20,680 | 2.66% | 4.35% |
| 2017 | $20,130 | 1.74% | - |
| 2014 | $19,780 | -86.35% | - |
| 2013 | $36,860 | 46.34% | - |
| 2012 | $19,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $20,680, Augusta-Richmond County is the lowest paying city for graduate teaching assistants in state of South Carolina, following city of Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary of $51,730). Compared with the highest paying city Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, the median annual salary of graduate teaching assistants in Augusta-Richmond County is 60.0 percent (60.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County |