How much do Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $39,180 and the 90th percentile is $72,040. The difference is $32,860, which is 55.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,550 to the 75th at $59,560, covers $14,010.

The mean annual wage is $54,290, which sits below the median of $59,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 13.2% higher than the national median of $52,600 for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,992, which is 12.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.8% higher than the South Carolina median of $45,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers at $58,992 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 1st of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $44,240 and employment of 80. That median is 25.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,234, against $58,992 here.
• Savannah, GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $47,070 and employment of 90. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,440, against $58,992 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 118 miles away, with a median of $43,190 and employment of 40. That median is 27.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,995, against $58,992 here.