The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of packers and packagers 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 | $22,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $39,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,900 | 6.55% | 26.35% |
| 2021 | $23,270 | -4.34% | - |
| 2020 | $24,280 | 5.35% | - |
| 2019 | $22,980 | 8.44% | - |
| 2018 | $21,040 | 6.46% | - |
| 2017 | $19,680 | 0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $19,660 | -0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $19,680 | 0.25% | - |
| 2014 | $19,630 | 5.25% | - |
| 2013 | $18,600 | 1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $18,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,900 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.