The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social 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 | $68,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $95,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,640 | 13.45% | 48.00% |
| 2021 | $73,260 | 39.22% | - |
| 2020 | $44,530 | -1.06% | - |
| 2019 | $45,000 | -1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $45,560 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $44,450 | 0.99% | - |
| 2016 | $44,010 | 8.20% | - |
| 2015 | $40,400 | -16.26% | - |
| 2014 | $46,970 | -0.94% | - |
| 2013 | $47,410 | 7.17% | - |
| 2012 | $44,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,640, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for other social workers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway (median annual salary of $86,070). Compared with Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, the median annual salary of other social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence |