The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers 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 | $26,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers 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 $45,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,120 | 10.73% | 36.78% |
| 2021 | $30,460 | 0.00% | - |
| 2020 | $30,460 | 5.09% | - |
| 2019 | $28,910 | 9.62% | - |
| 2018 | $26,130 | 0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $25,930 | 6.32% | - |
| 2016 | $24,290 | 1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $23,810 | 3.95% | - |
| 2014 | $22,870 | 4.29% | - |
| 2013 | $21,890 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $21,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,120, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $35,220). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower.