Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $212,700. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $204,760.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Spartanburg, SC has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Spartanburg, SC in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$212,700	$100,260	150
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$204,760	$167,530	180
3	Pharmacists	$132,490	$91,800	350
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,690	$97,270	200
5	General Dentists	$129,170	$75,690	130
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,260	$80,400	230
7	Financial Managers	$120,700	$75,210	430
8	Purchasing Managers	$120,160	$80,120	80
9	Human Resources Managers	$119,310	$63,660	120
10	Real Estate Brokers	$117,380	$44,310	40
11	Sales Managers	$113,800	$53,390	400
12	Marketing Managers	$109,820	$63,110	160
13	Computer Network Architects	$108,880	$75,960	30
14	All Other Managers	$107,210	$51,300	100
15	Industrial Production Managers	$105,580	$74,150	610
16	Nurse Practitioners	$105,250	$92,970	220
17	Physician Assistants	$103,410	$37,980	90
18	Veterinarians	$103,200	$61,670	80
19	Administrative Services Managers	$102,630	$64,560	170
20	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$102,520	$47,570	30
21	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,400	$20,450	30
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,330	$64,020	490
23	Construction Managers	$101,670	$61,280	270
24	Lawyers	$101,020	$55,100	220
25	Database Architects	$100,520	$75,840	50
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,180	$64,180	300
27	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$98,570	$52,600	180
28	Software Developers	$98,510	$60,090	380
29	Information Security Analysts	$98,110	$57,080	60
30	Physical Therapists	$97,480	$71,760	190
31	Database Administrators	$94,170	$54,810	50
32	Chemical Engineers	$93,790	$50,810	60
33	Occupational Therapists	$92,160	$59,120	120
34	Computer Programmers	$91,980	$61,120	30
35	Computer Occupations, All Other	$91,020	$53,490	70
36	Facilities Managers	$90,960	$64,130	60
37	Sales Engineers	$86,600	$58,500	50
38	Data Scientists	$85,980	$63,820	60
39	General and Operations Managers	$85,660	$46,630	2,820
40	Engineers, All Other	$84,770	$47,430	60
41	Industrial Engineers	$83,710	$51,920	800
42	Electrical Engineers	$83,330	$62,540	150
43	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,060	$62,890	370
44	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,660	$31,990	40
45	Mechanical Engineers	$81,520	$62,520	530
46	Registered Nurses	$81,520	$59,880	3,680
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,430	$63,750	30
48	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$81,420	$51,620	50
49	Technical Writers	$81,340	$56,920	30
50	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,950	$64,350	90
51	Management Analysts	$80,890	$38,380	420
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,000	$54,220	180
53	Project Management Specialists	$79,640	$53,220	400
54	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,600	$50,330	90
55	Civil Engineers	$78,190	$50,130	230
56	Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,010	$50,500	130
57	Logisticians	$77,920	$46,050	510
58	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$77,670	$45,850	50
59	Financial Analysts	$76,750	$55,010	140
60	Other Business Operations Specialists	$75,230	$42,710	220
61	Dental Hygienists	$74,990	$53,930	200
62	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$74,230	$42,130	50
63	Computer Systems Analysts	$73,050	$51,220	390
64	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$72,040	$44,810	1,520
65	Other Engineering Technicians	$71,860	$39,570	60
66	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$71,550	$42,810	120
67	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$68,800	$40,610	600
68	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$68,750	$50,160	120
69	Physical Therapist Assistants	$68,500	$49,200	120
70	Operations Research Analysts	$66,770	$40,940	50
71	Respiratory Therapists	$66,770	$51,250	160
72	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$66,440	$47,100	150
73	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$66,190	$49,090	70
74	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$65,290	$47,810	40
75	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,880	$51,360	40
76	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,820	$44,890	350
77	Accountants and Auditors	$64,790	$39,000	980
78	Mechanical Drafters	$64,400	$39,530	40
79	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$64,240	$45,890	70
80	Social and Community Service Managers	$64,160	$44,670	100
81	School Psychologists	$63,890	$52,510	50
82	Chiropractors	$63,880	$29,040	50
83	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$63,740	$49,510	40
84	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$63,700	$39,670	470
85	Personal Financial Advisors	$63,360	$44,700	160
86	Human Resources Specialists	$62,760	$40,220	670
87	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,550	$38,790	180
88	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$62,500	$39,240	150
89	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$61,920	$29,640	210
90	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,910	$34,100	180
91	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$61,450	$37,420	50
92	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,210	$31,980	1,550
93	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,200	$45,660	640
94	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$60,810	$34,560	30
95	Radiologic Technologists	$60,720	$45,570	330
96	Tool and Die Makers	$60,610	$46,480	110
97	Instructional Coordinators	$60,350	$24,890	170
98	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,320	$39,280	1,120
99	Chemists	$60,250	$48,340	90
100	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$60,180	$44,910	210

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$204,760
2	Chief Executives	$188,950
3	General Dentists	$133,360
4	Pharmacists	$128,300
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,070
6	Marketing Managers	$120,230
7	Sales Managers	$119,680
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,140
9	All Other Managers	$105,280
10	Nurse Practitioners	$103,720

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$172,910
2	Chief Executives	$170,700
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$160,780
4	General Dentists	$129,950
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,500
6	Pharmacists	$124,690
7	Financial Managers	$112,140
8	Computer Occupations, All Other	$109,480
9	Veterinarians	$104,130
10	Sales Managers	$104,090

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$188,680
2	General Dentists	$175,110
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$163,970
4	Pharmacists	$128,410
5	Training and Development Managers	$126,230
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,810
7	Sales Managers	$113,880
8	Veterinarians	$112,550
9	Physician Assistants	$109,940
10	Financial Managers	$108,710

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