The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of power plant operators 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 | $56,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $93,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,830 | -6.44% | 30.98% |
| 2021 | $77,520 | 13.96% | - |
| 2019 | $66,700 | 15.34% | - |
| 2015 | $56,470 | -2.14% | - |
| 2014 | $57,680 | 1.73% | - |
| 2013 | $56,680 | 11.31% | - |
| 2012 | $50,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,830 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 58.8 percent (58.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg |