The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of phlebotomists 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 | $31,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $44,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,660 | 1.43% | 27.24% |
| 2021 | $37,120 | 4.71% | - |
| 2020 | $35,370 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $35,160 | 6.40% | - |
| 2018 | $32,910 | 3.92% | - |
| 2017 | $31,620 | 6.77% | - |
| 2016 | $29,480 | -0.47% | - |
| 2015 | $29,620 | 0.71% | - |
| 2014 | $29,410 | 5.10% | - |
| 2013 | $27,910 | 1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $27,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,660 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.