The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners 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 | $42,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $97,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,660 | 0.26% | 14.39% |
| 2021 | $60,500 | 1.62% | - |
| 2020 | $59,520 | 3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $57,280 | -0.17% | - |
| 2018 | $57,380 | -2.16% | - |
| 2017 | $58,620 | -2.23% | - |
| 2016 | $59,930 | 2.57% | - |
| 2015 | $58,390 | 7.36% | - |
| 2014 | $54,090 | 3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $52,180 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $51,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,660 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |