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SOC 11-9021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Construction Managers — Spartanburg

Spartanburg, SC · 7 metro areas compared

$119,110 /year
$57.26per hour
350jobs in area
+3.6%vs US median

At $119,110, median pay for Construction Managers in Spartanburg, SC tracks the national median of $114,990 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $114,99010TH$70,95025TH$96,600MEDIAN$119,11075TH$155,99090TH$194,590

How pay has moved

$127,158$78,8732019202020212022202320242025$119,110
$86,920 in 2019 to $119,110 in 2025, +37% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+8.7%
Openings per year
46,800
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

35.8% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Spartanburg, SC.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $119,110, median pay for Construction Managers in Spartanburg, SC tracks the national median of $114,990 closely. Pay ranges from under $70,950 at the tenth percentile to more than $194,590 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $96,600 to $155,990.

The area has 350 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.86 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Within the state, Sumter records the highest median at $117,490. Of the 353 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 29th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Spartanburg, SC · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$70,950−38.3%
25th$96,600−16.0%
Median (50th)$119,110+3.6%
75th$155,990+35.7%
90th$194,590+69.2%
Mean$131,440+14.3%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in South Carolina

Median annual wage for Construction Managers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Sumter$117,49090
2Florence$113,110110
3Columbia$112,180820
4Greenville$111,7001,120
5Charleston$107,6101,080
6Hilton Head Island$104,600280
7Myrtle Beach$97,580340

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Spartanburg run 8.9% below the national average, so the median of $119,110 goes as far as $130,746 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 13.7% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$119,110as reported by BLS

Local price level

91.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$130,746US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $119,110 a year, 3.6% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $70,950 to $194,590 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 350 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Sumter, at $117,490.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Construction Managers in Spartanburg, SC?

The median annual wage is $119,110, or $57.26 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $114,990, so pay in Spartanburg, SC is 3.6% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Spartanburg, SC earns more than $194,590 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $70,950 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Sumter, at $117,490 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 350 jobs in this occupation in Spartanburg, SC. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.