The annual salary statistics of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 | $67,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors 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 $139,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,690 | 1.62% | 25.22% |
| 2021 | $97,090 | 9.13% | - |
| 2020 | $88,230 | 6.25% | - |
| 2019 | $82,720 | 5.74% | - |
| 2018 | $77,970 | 0.74% | - |
| 2017 | $77,390 | 4.61% | - |
| 2016 | $73,820 | -1.06% | - |
| 2015 | $74,600 | 3.93% | - |
| 2014 | $71,670 | -3.67% | - |
| 2013 | $74,300 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $73,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,690, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in state of South Carolina, followed by Spartanburg (median annual salary $95,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia |