The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social scientists and related workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $47,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,950 | 5.00% | 17.62% |
| 2021 | $75,000 | 2.04% | - |
| 2020 | $73,470 | 4.07% | - |
| 2019 | $70,480 | 9.80% | - |
| 2018 | $63,570 | -2.31% | - |
| 2016 | $65,040 | -8.04% | - |
| 2015 | $70,270 | 0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $69,580 | -8.78% | - |
| 2013 | $75,690 | 14.07% | - |
| 2012 | $65,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,950, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $98,280). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |