The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 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 | $37,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 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 $109,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92,290 | 64.59% | 66.55% |
| 2019 | $32,680 | -112.09% | - |
| 2016 | $69,310 | -4.39% | - |
| 2015 | $72,350 | 5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $68,440 | 54.89% | - |
| 2012 | $30,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,290, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of South Carolina, followed by Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $48,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 47.8 percent (47.8%) higher than that in Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Sumter | |
| Florence | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Spartanburg |