The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial engineers 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 | $63,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $123,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,390 | 7.04% | 17.57% |
| 2021 | $84,030 | -1.34% | - |
| 2020 | $85,160 | -0.76% | - |
| 2019 | $85,810 | 1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $84,490 | 2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $82,760 | 3.81% | - |
| 2016 | $79,610 | -1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $80,980 | 4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $77,400 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $75,720 | 1.60% | - |
| 2012 | $74,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,390 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.