The annual salary statistics of health educators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of health educators 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 | $29,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators 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 $87,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health educators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,730 | -8.66% | 15.19% |
| 2021 | $39,910 | -46.53% | - |
| 2020 | $58,480 | 13.49% | - |
| 2019 | $50,590 | -2.59% | - |
| 2018 | $51,900 | 43.45% | - |
| 2017 | $29,350 | -5.11% | - |
| 2016 | $30,850 | -5.48% | - |
| 2015 | $32,540 | -47.85% | - |
| 2014 | $48,110 | 31.53% | - |
| 2013 | $32,940 | 5.43% | - |
| 2012 | $31,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,730, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the lowest paying city for health educators in state of South Carolina, following city of Spartanburg (median annual salary of $74,830). Compared with the highest paying city Spartanburg, the median annual salary of health educators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 50.9 percent (50.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville |