The annual salary statistics of nurse anesthetists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nurse anesthetists 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 | $83,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $174,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $198,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $225,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse anesthetists 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 $225,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $174,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse anesthetists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $174,390 | 1.71% | 20.90% |
| 2021 | $171,400 | 6.10% | - |
| 2020 | $160,950 | 0.98% | - |
| 2019 | $159,380 | 0.18% | - |
| 2018 | $159,100 | -10.37% | - |
| 2017 | $175,600 | 5.54% | - |
| 2016 | $165,870 | 11.89% | - |
| 2015 | $146,140 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $144,210 | 4.35% | - |
| 2013 | $137,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $174,390 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for nurse anesthetists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse anesthetists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Florence | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg |