The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $17,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,020 | 5.91% | 13.66% |
| 2017 | $22,600 | 1.11% | - |
| 2016 | $22,350 | -0.85% | - |
| 2015 | $22,540 | 0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $22,490 | 2.76% | - |
| 2013 | $21,870 | 5.17% | - |
| 2012 | $20,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,020 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Augusta-Richmond County is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.