The annual salary statistics of surveyors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surveyors 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 | $39,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $91,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,860 | 3.99% | -18.86% |
| 2021 | $49,790 | -17.19% | - |
| 2020 | $58,350 | 4.71% | - |
| 2019 | $55,600 | 7.55% | - |
| 2018 | $51,400 | 4.03% | - |
| 2017 | $49,330 | 12.63% | - |
| 2016 | $43,100 | 1.16% | - |
| 2015 | $42,600 | -13.31% | - |
| 2014 | $48,270 | -31.41% | - |
| 2013 | $63,430 | 2.82% | - |
| 2012 | $61,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,860 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 35.0 percent (35.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.