The annual salary statistics of physicists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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 | $51,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $201,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,220.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,490 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 49.4 percent (49.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Columbia |