The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $40,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $105,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,400 | 0.56% | 22.74% |
| 2021 | $62,050 | 2.82% | - |
| 2020 | $60,300 | 4.13% | - |
| 2019 | $57,810 | -1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $58,910 | 0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $58,580 | -0.36% | - |
| 2016 | $58,790 | 8.50% | - |
| 2015 | $53,790 | 4.20% | - |
| 2014 | $51,530 | 3.47% | - |
| 2013 | $49,740 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $48,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,400 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.