The annual salary statistics of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 | $36,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders 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 $64,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $55,890 | 8.21% | 8.21% |
| 2018 | $51,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,890, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in state of South Carolina, followed by Columbia (median annual salary $37,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 32.4 percent (32.4%) higher than that in Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Anderson | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |