The annual salary statistics of surveying and mapping technicians in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surveying and mapping technicians 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 | $27,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveying and mapping technicians 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 $61,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveying and mapping technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,130 | 3.51% | 8.12% |
| 2021 | $38,720 | 0.15% | - |
| 2020 | $38,660 | 2.53% | - |
| 2019 | $37,680 | 2.76% | - |
| 2018 | $36,640 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $35,660 | 4.66% | - |
| 2016 | $34,000 | -3.06% | - |
| 2015 | $35,040 | -5.71% | - |
| 2014 | $37,040 | -10.39% | - |
| 2013 | $40,890 | 9.83% | - |
| 2012 | $36,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,130 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for surveying and mapping technicians in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surveying and mapping technicians in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.