The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of logging equipment operators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $35,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $63,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,940.
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 | $45,760 | -1.35% | 36.30% |
| 2021 | $46,380 | 17.40% | - |
| 2020 | $38,310 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $36,800 | -9.08% | - |
| 2018 | $40,140 | 4.66% | - |
| 2017 | $38,270 | 0.18% | - |
| 2016 | $38,200 | 2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $37,430 | -34.12% | - |
| 2014 | $50,200 | 35.72% | - |
| 2013 | $32,270 | 9.67% | - |
| 2012 | $29,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,760 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.