The annual salary statistics of budget analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of budget analysts 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 | $53,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for budget analysts 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 $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of budget analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,310 | -15.26% | 7.29% |
| 2021 | $79,890 | 15.78% | - |
| 2020 | $67,280 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $66,880 | 3.89% | - |
| 2018 | $64,280 | -2.57% | - |
| 2016 | $65,930 | 11.91% | - |
| 2015 | $58,080 | -2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $59,710 | 4.52% | - |
| 2013 | $57,010 | -12.72% | - |
| 2012 | $64,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,310 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for budget analysts in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of budget analysts in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Sumter | |
| Columbia |