The annual salary statistics of postal service clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postal service clerks 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 | $48,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postal service clerks 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 $69,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postal service clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,460 | 8.81% | 9.19% |
| 2021 | $53,310 | 5.91% | - |
| 2020 | $50,160 | 2.95% | - |
| 2019 | $48,680 | 2.36% | - |
| 2018 | $47,530 | -23.19% | - |
| 2017 | $58,550 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $56,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,790 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $55,590 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $53,840 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,460 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for postal service clerks in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postal service clerks in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.