The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of logging equipment operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $58,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,460 | -2.65% | 20.23% |
| 2020 | $44,610 | 10.65% | - |
| 2019 | $39,860 | -6.75% | - |
| 2018 | $42,550 | 9.75% | - |
| 2017 | $38,400 | -1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $39,040 | 6.20% | - |
| 2015 | $36,620 | -0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $36,710 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $36,410 | 4.78% | - |
| 2012 | $34,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,460 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 14.1 percent (14.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.