The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $162,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $96,090 | -2.57% | 17.31% |
| 2018 | $98,560 | 1.95% | - |
| 2017 | $96,640 | 17.44% | - |
| 2016 | $79,790 | 1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $78,380 | 0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $77,650 | -23.43% | - |
| 2013 | $95,840 | 17.09% | - |
| 2012 | $79,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,090 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 41.4 percent (41.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Spartanburg and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sumter | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |