The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners 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 | $93,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $132,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $93,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,420 | 2.60% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $101,710 | -0.91% | - |
| 2020 | $102,640 | 1.82% | - |
| 2019 | $100,770 | 3.36% | - |
| 2018 | $97,380 | 0.75% | - |
| 2017 | $96,650 | 2.41% | - |
| 2016 | $94,320 | 2.89% | - |
| 2015 | $91,590 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $87,610 | 7.35% | - |
| 2013 | $81,170 | -1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $82,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,420 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.