The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineering technicians in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $37,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $61,640 | -34.04% | -10.04% |
| 2018 | $82,620 | 6.05% | - |
| 2017 | $77,620 | 17.51% | - |
| 2015 | $64,030 | 3.36% | - |
| 2014 | $61,880 | -1.07% | - |
| 2013 | $62,540 | -8.46% | - |
| 2012 | $67,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,640, Augusta-Richmond County is the highest paying city for environmental engineering technicians in state of South Carolina, followed by Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $58,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in Augusta-Richmond County is 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Florence |