The annual salary statistics of legislators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Augusta-Richmond County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $25,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $25,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $18,280 | 1.48% | 2.63% |
| 2018 | $18,010 | -0.28% | - |
| 2017 | $18,060 | -1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $18,380 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $17,940 | 0.39% | - |
| 2014 | $17,870 | 0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $17,810 | 0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $17,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,280 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Augusta-Richmond County is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.