The annual salary statistics of opticians, dispensing in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of opticians, dispensing 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 | $30,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for opticians, dispensing 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 $67,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of opticians, dispensing from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,620 | -5.85% | 17.42% |
| 2021 | $46,170 | 25.51% | - |
| 2020 | $34,390 | 1.13% | - |
| 2019 | $34,000 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $32,700 | 2.14% | - |
| 2017 | $32,000 | 6.34% | - |
| 2016 | $29,970 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $29,240 | -12.31% | - |
| 2014 | $32,840 | -2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $33,740 | -6.76% | - |
| 2012 | $36,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,620 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for opticians, dispensing in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of opticians, dispensing in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 43.6 percent (43.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson | |
| Sumter |