The annual salary statistics of human resources managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of human resources managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $65,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $189,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers 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 $189,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $103,720 | 6.61% | 19.59% |
| 2018 | $96,860 | 1.93% | - |
| 2017 | $94,990 | 3.96% | - |
| 2016 | $91,230 | 0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $90,750 | 1.97% | - |
| 2014 | $88,960 | 4.93% | - |
| 2013 | $84,570 | 1.38% | - |
| 2012 | $83,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,720 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for human resources managers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.