The annual salary statistics of photographers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of photographers 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 | $18,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $67,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,350 | -23.65% | 13.15% |
| 2021 | $43,710 | 0.39% | - |
| 2020 | $43,540 | 19.64% | - |
| 2019 | $34,990 | 20.75% | - |
| 2018 | $27,730 | -20.88% | - |
| 2016 | $33,520 | 12.23% | - |
| 2015 | $29,420 | 2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $28,570 | 3.01% | - |
| 2013 | $27,710 | -10.79% | - |
| 2012 | $30,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,350 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |