The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $31,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,670 | 3.48% | 36.10% |
| 2021 | $46,010 | 14.93% | - |
| 2020 | $39,140 | 0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $39,070 | -32.22% | - |
| 2018 | $51,660 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $50,060 | -9.29% | - |
| 2016 | $54,710 | 6.58% | - |
| 2015 | $51,110 | 2.27% | - |
| 2014 | $49,950 | 1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $48,960 | 37.79% | - |
| 2012 | $30,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,670 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Augusta-Richmond County is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.