The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers 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 | $35,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers 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 $65,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,610.
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 | $51,020 | 6.68% | 41.04% |
| 2021 | $47,610 | 13.46% | - |
| 2020 | $41,200 | 3.59% | - |
| 2019 | $39,720 | -4.33% | - |
| 2018 | $41,440 | 5.24% | - |
| 2017 | $39,270 | -3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $40,810 | 14.07% | - |
| 2015 | $35,070 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $35,110 | 13.67% | - |
| 2013 | $30,310 | 0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $30,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,020, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of South Carolina, followed by Spartanburg (median annual salary $49,570). In comparison, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in Spartanburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Columbia | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Florence | |
| Anderson | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sumter |