The annual salary statistics of purchasing managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of purchasing managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $67,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for purchasing managers 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 $170,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of purchasing managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $109,980 | -2.56% | 18.35% |
| 2018 | $112,800 | 9.59% | - |
| 2017 | $101,980 | 4.26% | - |
| 2016 | $97,640 | 6.70% | - |
| 2015 | $91,100 | 0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $90,900 | 7.76% | - |
| 2013 | $83,850 | -7.10% | - |
| 2012 | $89,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,980 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for purchasing managers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of purchasing managers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |