The annual salary statistics of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 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 | $45,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents 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 $169,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,880 | 2.00% | 9.70% |
| 2021 | $60,640 | 16.28% | - |
| 2020 | $50,770 | 13.04% | - |
| 2019 | $44,150 | -2.63% | - |
| 2018 | $45,310 | -5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $47,630 | -22.32% | - |
| 2016 | $58,260 | -41.93% | - |
| 2015 | $82,690 | 10.09% | - |
| 2014 | $74,350 | 23.73% | - |
| 2013 | $56,710 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $55,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,880, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $80,000). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower.