The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists 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 | $51,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $124,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $166,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,240 | 2.60% | 14.97% |
| 2021 | $129,770 | 0.57% | - |
| 2020 | $129,030 | -0.02% | - |
| 2019 | $129,060 | 4.87% | - |
| 2018 | $122,770 | -0.74% | - |
| 2017 | $123,680 | 1.75% | - |
| 2016 | $121,520 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $119,980 | 2.05% | - |
| 2014 | $117,520 | 2.56% | - |
| 2013 | $114,510 | 1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $113,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $133,240, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for pharmacists in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $136,930). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of pharmacists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.