The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of reporters and correspondents in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $20,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of reporters and correspondents from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $37,440 | 3.21% | 27.14% |
| 2017 | $36,240 | -0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $36,540 | -19.13% | - |
| 2015 | $43,530 | 14.63% | - |
| 2014 | $37,160 | 17.03% | - |
| 2013 | $30,830 | 11.51% | - |
| 2012 | $27,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,440 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for reporters and correspondents in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of reporters and correspondents in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 49.0 percent (49.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |