The annual salary statistics of hazardous materials removal workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hazardous materials removal workers 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 | $31,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hazardous materials removal workers 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 $50,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,080.
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 | $42,120 | 3.16% | 3.21% |
| 2021 | $40,790 | -5.20% | - |
| 2020 | $42,910 | 11.44% | - |
| 2019 | $38,000 | 5.92% | - |
| 2018 | $35,750 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $34,810 | 8.16% | - |
| 2016 | $31,970 | 6.29% | - |
| 2015 | $29,960 | -3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $31,020 | -8.90% | - |
| 2013 | $33,780 | -20.69% | - |
| 2012 | $40,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,120, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for hazardous materials removal workers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Florence (median annual salary of $55,180). Compared with Florence, the median annual salary of hazardous materials removal workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower.
| 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 |