Average Wage and Salary
Here, we compare average wage and salary statistics for our county and state, plus list typical salaries for manufacturing sectors in our region.
| Wage and Salary Comparison ( 2007) |
| Sector |
Chester County |
South Carolina |
United States |
| Average Weekly Wages |
$653 |
$680 |
$855 |
| Average Annual Salary |
$33,947 |
$35,384 |
$44,450 |
| Average Hourly Production Wages |
$13.16 |
$15.71 |
$17.26 |
| Annual Salary by Manufacturing Sector (2007) |
| Sector |
Chester County |
South Carolina |
| Manufacturing |
$41,444 |
$44,928 |
| Wood products |
*** |
$36,764 |
| Non-metallic mineral product |
$44,044 |
$44,460 |
| Primary metal |
$51,688 |
$57,096 |
| Fabricated metal product |
$32,084 |
$42,380 |
| Machinery |
*** |
$47,850 |
| Computer and electronic product |
*** |
$49,920 |
| Electrical equipment and appliance |
*** |
$47,632 |
| Transportation equipment |
*** |
$49,296 |
| Furniture and related product |
*** |
$31,668 |
| Miscellaneous |
*** |
$38,948 |
| Food |
*** |
$29,952 |
| Beverage and tobacco product |
*** |
$39,260 |
| Textile mills |
*** |
$36,244 |
| Textile product mills |
$27,872 |
$29,432 |
| Apparel |
*** |
$24,492 |
| Paper |
*** |
$65,728 |
| Printing and related support activities |
*** |
$37,076 |
| Petroleum and coal products |
*** |
$56,160 |
| Chemical |
$56,680 |
$55,016 |
| Plastics and rubber products |
*** |
$47,736 |
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