The annual salary statistics of lodging managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lodging managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $35,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lodging managers 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 $106,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lodging managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $59,020 | 11.37% | 1.41% |
| 2018 | $52,310 | -9.52% | - |
| 2017 | $57,290 | 3.86% | - |
| 2016 | $55,080 | 7.14% | - |
| 2015 | $51,150 | 15.60% | - |
| 2014 | $43,170 | -1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $43,740 | -33.04% | - |
| 2012 | $58,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,020 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for lodging managers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lodging managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 25.9 percent (25.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| 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 |