High paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Spartanburg, SC. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Spartanburg, SC run 8.9% below the national average (2024), so a Spartanburg, SC salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Spartanburg, SC · Employed

1Chief Executives$197,540
Bachelor's degree
$19,680 – $477,450100
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,660
Bachelor's degree
$100,150 – $228,760250
3Pharmacists$153,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,990 – $171,380480
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,510
Bachelor's degree
$104,990 – $207,270170
5Dentists, General$140,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,990 – $314,990100
6Marketing Managers$139,990
Bachelor's degree
$86,610 – $224,620220
7Financial Managers$139,230
Bachelor's degree
$74,410 – $255,720500
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$138,750
Bachelor's degree
$62,680 – $202,100210
9Purchasing Managers$134,370
Bachelor's degree
$94,160 – $208,87060
10Physicians, All Other$131,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,320 – $516,090220
11Industrial Production Managers$131,250
Bachelor's degree
$85,260 – $201,420700
12Sales Managers$130,870
Bachelor's degree
$68,500 – $220,050560
13Database Architects$128,290
Bachelor's degree
$64,620 – $149,46060
14Administrative Services Managers$127,770
Bachelor's degree
$63,610 – $252,610190
15Human Resources Managers$127,570
Bachelor's degree
$72,580 – $220,490160
16Computer Network Architects$126,310
Bachelor's degree
$81,340 – $185,66060
17Managers, All Other$124,480
Bachelor's degree
$50,040 – $205,740100
18Facilities Managers$124,290
Bachelor's degree
$73,420 – $188,910120
19Chemists$122,350
Bachelor's degree
$64,730 – $172,28090
20Physician Assistants$121,990
Master's degree
$99,720 – $166,32080
21Nurse Practitioners$121,120
Master's degree
$103,270 – $156,840260
22Lawyers$120,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,290 – $315,870310
23Construction Managers$119,110
Bachelor's degree
$70,950 – $194,590350
24Software Developers$114,460
Bachelor's degree
$74,230 – $173,020440
25Physical Therapists$111,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,650 – $113,030350
26Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,740 – $169,030320
27Occupational Therapists$111,540
Master's degree
$78,620 – $112,020210
28Medical and Health Services Managers$110,500
Bachelor's degree
$66,190 – $212,640390
29General and Operations Managers$108,100
Bachelor's degree
$59,100 – $226,2702,010
30Information Security Analysts$105,260
Bachelor's degree
$65,880 – $151,19090
31Mechanical Engineers$104,990
Bachelor's degree
$76,250 – $136,160520
32Electrical Engineers$103,390
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $147,170130
33Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,000
Master's degree
$77,400 – $132,040400
34Industrial Engineers$99,860
Bachelor's degree
$65,090 – $126,6801,110
35Personal Financial Advisors$99,330
Bachelor's degree
$47,740 – $357,200130
36Computer Occupations, All Other$99,130
Bachelor's degree
$50,040 – $141,710160
37Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,350
Bachelor's degree
$59,610 – $154,97060
38Engineers, All Other$97,130
Bachelor's degree
$62,800 – $134,14070
39Project Management Specialists$96,810
Bachelor's degree
$59,000 – $159,070820
40Computer Systems Analysts$96,470
Bachelor's degree
$58,130 – $132,890300
41Speech-Language Pathologists$96,330
Master's degree
$58,230 – $110,400200
42Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$95,130
Bachelor's degree
$58,450 – $137,140180
43Data Scientists$94,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,040 – $133,260170
44First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,340 – $97,6702,380
45Financial and Investment Analysts$90,630
Bachelor's degree
$54,930 – $161,010200
46Network and Computer Systems Administrators$88,860
Bachelor's degree
$64,560 – $154,090140
47Physical Therapist Assistants$88,070
Associate's degree
$56,620 – $88,420160
48Operations Research Analysts$86,380
Bachelor's degree
$57,990 – $122,330100
49Occupational Therapy Assistants$86,040
Associate's degree
$55,580 – $89,51080
50Education Administrators, Postsecondary$85,990
Master's degree
$51,570 – $178,770280

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSpartanburg, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$197,540	$19,680 – $477,450	100
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,660	$100,150 – $228,760	250
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$153,610	$85,990 – $171,380	480
4	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,510	$104,990 – $207,270	170
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$140,360	$51,990 – $314,990	100
6	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,990	$86,610 – $224,620	220
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,230	$74,410 – $255,720	500
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$138,750	$62,680 – $202,100	210
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,370	$94,160 – $208,870	60
10	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$131,460	$66,320 – $516,090	220
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,250	$85,260 – $201,420	700
12	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,870	$68,500 – $220,050	560
13	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$128,290	$64,620 – $149,460	60
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,770	$63,610 – $252,610	190
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,570	$72,580 – $220,490	160
16	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$126,310	$81,340 – $185,660	60
17	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,480	$50,040 – $205,740	100
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,290	$73,420 – $188,910	120
19	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$122,350	$64,730 – $172,280	90
20	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$121,990	$99,720 – $166,320	80
21	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$121,120	$103,270 – $156,840	260
22	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$120,310	$63,290 – $315,870	310
23	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,110	$70,950 – $194,590	350
24	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$114,460	$74,230 – $173,020	440
25	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$111,860	$79,650 – $113,030	350
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,660	$75,740 – $169,030	320
27	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$111,540	$78,620 – $112,020	210
28	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,500	$66,190 – $212,640	390
29	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,100	$59,100 – $226,270	2,010
30	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,260	$65,880 – $151,190	90
31	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$104,990	$76,250 – $136,160	520
32	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,390	$72,800 – $147,170	130
33	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$100,000	$77,400 – $132,040	400
34	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,860	$65,090 – $126,680	1,110
35	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$99,330	$47,740 – $357,200	130
36	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,130	$50,040 – $141,710	160
37	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$98,350	$59,610 – $154,970	60
38	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,130	$62,800 – $134,140	70
39	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,810	$59,000 – $159,070	820
40	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,470	$58,130 – $132,890	300
41	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,330	$58,230 – $110,400	200
42	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,130	$58,450 – $137,140	180
43	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$94,330	$64,040 – $133,260	170
44	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,070	$53,340 – $97,670	2,380
45	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,630	$54,930 – $161,010	200
46	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$88,860	$64,560 – $154,090	140
47	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$88,070	$56,620 – $88,420	160
48	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,380	$57,990 – $122,330	100
49	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$86,040	$55,580 – $89,510	80
50	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$85,990	$51,570 – $178,770	280

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