The annual salary statistics of interior designers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of interior designers 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 | $22,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interior designers 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 $82,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interior designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,700 | -38.37% | -10.98% |
| 2021 | $53,550 | -4.99% | - |
| 2020 | $56,220 | 5.19% | - |
| 2019 | $53,300 | 10.02% | - |
| 2018 | $47,960 | -1.15% | - |
| 2017 | $48,510 | 11.77% | - |
| 2016 | $42,800 | 16.73% | - |
| 2015 | $35,640 | -3.79% | - |
| 2014 | $36,990 | -9.98% | - |
| 2013 | $40,680 | -5.58% | - |
| 2012 | $42,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,700 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for interior designers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of interior designers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 36.6 percent (36.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |