The annual salary statistics of legislators in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 | $16,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $17,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $19,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $19,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $19,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $17,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $17,990 | 2.11% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | $17,610 | -1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $17,960 | 0.50% | - |
| 2014 | $17,870 | 0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $17,800 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $17,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $17,990 in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson |