The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social and human service assistants 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 | $29,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants 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 $62,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,660 | 9.74% | 38.86% |
| 2021 | $36,700 | 1.61% | - |
| 2020 | $36,110 | 3.52% | - |
| 2019 | $34,840 | 5.31% | - |
| 2018 | $32,990 | 5.52% | - |
| 2017 | $31,170 | 0.90% | - |
| 2016 | $30,890 | 11.88% | - |
| 2015 | $27,220 | 1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $26,690 | -14.05% | - |
| 2013 | $30,440 | 18.33% | - |
| 2012 | $24,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,660, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $45,880). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower.