The annual salary statistics of teacher assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of teacher 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 | $16,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $24,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for teacher 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 $29,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of teacher assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $20,320 | 1.33% | -4.33% |
| 2017 | $20,050 | 2.89% | - |
| 2016 | $19,470 | -3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $20,070 | -5.38% | - |
| 2014 | $21,150 | -2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $21,690 | 2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $21,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,320 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for teacher assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of teacher assistants in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.