The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hazardous materials removal workers 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 | $27,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers 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 $48,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hazardous materials removal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,780 | -27.75% | 10.99% |
| 2021 | $49,540 | -9.00% | - |
| 2018 | $54,000 | 36.07% | - |
| 2016 | $34,520 | -56.84% | - |
| 2015 | $54,140 | 0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $53,610 | 35.61% | - |
| 2012 | $34,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,780 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for hazardous materials removal workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Augusta-Richmond County is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 54.5 percent (54.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Sumter | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |