The annual salary statistics of information security analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of information security analysts 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 | $54,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for information security analysts 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 $122,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of information security analysts from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $90,240 | 3.61% | 39.82% |
| 2017 | $86,980 | 16.48% | - |
| 2016 | $72,650 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $70,350 | 12.42% | - |
| 2014 | $61,610 | 17.37% | - |
| 2013 | $50,910 | -6.68% | - |
| 2012 | $54,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,240 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for information security analysts in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of information security analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway and 67.0 percent (67.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Columbia | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Florence |