The annual salary statistics of printing press operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of printing press 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 | $26,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for printing press 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 $51,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of printing press operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,440 | -7.25% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | $38,010 | 0.45% | - |
| 2020 | $37,840 | 10.44% | - |
| 2019 | $33,890 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $32,340 | 8.91% | - |
| 2017 | $29,460 | -3.36% | - |
| 2016 | $30,450 | -12.78% | - |
| 2015 | $34,340 | -0.50% | - |
| 2014 | $34,510 | -3.16% | - |
| 2013 | $35,600 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $35,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,440 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for printing press operators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of printing press operators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.