The annual salary statistics of legislators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $16,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $24,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,000.
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 | $18,220 | -1.32% | 3.57% |
| 2018 | $18,460 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $18,010 | 2.44% | - |
| 2016 | $17,570 | -1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $17,770 | 1.13% | - |
| 2012 | $17,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $18,220 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.