The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social science research 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 | $39,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research 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 $83,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,050 | -18.79% | 2.93% |
| 2019 | $73,710 | 18.29% | - |
| 2018 | $60,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,050, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $63,100). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |