The annual salary statistics of lodging managers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lodging managers 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 | $36,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lodging managers 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 $128,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lodging managers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $70,200 | 43.80% | 41.41% |
| 2017 | $39,450 | -0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $39,720 | -1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $40,230 | -8.10% | - |
| 2013 | $43,490 | 5.43% | - |
| 2012 | $41,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,200, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for lodging managers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $79,620). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of lodging managers in Augusta-Richmond County is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |