The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $36,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,640 | -0.79% | 25.47% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 8.87% | - |
| 2020 | $54,780 | 2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $53,680 | -1.97% | - |
| 2018 | $54,740 | 3.80% | - |
| 2017 | $52,660 | -1.65% | - |
| 2016 | $53,530 | 1.74% | - |
| 2015 | $52,600 | 2.60% | - |
| 2014 | $51,230 | 8.78% | - |
| 2013 | $46,730 | 4.88% | - |
| 2012 | $44,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,640 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Augusta-Richmond County is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.