These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Spartanburg, SC For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Spartanburg area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Family And General Practitioners are the highest paid people in Spartanburg.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Spartanburg:

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 3 on the list of highest paid professions in Spartanburg. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If you’re interested, you can read more about the Spartanburg and South Carolina job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Spartanburg For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 317 job classifications in Spartanburg in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In South Carolina

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Spartanburg

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Family and General Practitioners	$221,600	$111,240	460
2	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$218,200	$57,810	380
3	Dentists, General	$193,210	$97,680	100
4	Chief Executives	$172,120	$45,110	120
5	Physicists	$134,520	$107,730	30
6	Marketing Managers	$131,780	$49,500	70
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,580	$71,610	120
8	Pharmacists	$125,430	$105,380	340
9	Lawyers	$122,070	$52,140	220
10	Financial Managers	$119,480	$62,910	290
11	Industrial Production Managers	$114,980	$68,190	490
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$110,720	$57,500	100
13	Veterinarians	$109,100	$81,880	30
14	General and Operations Managers	$104,910	$30,430	2,060
15	Sales Managers	$103,830	$39,720	220
16	Physician Assistants	$99,150	$63,100	60
17	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,030	$46,560	80
18	Nurse Practitioners	$94,830	$80,370	120
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,620	$51,040	460
20	Information Security Analysts	$94,140	$49,330	40
21	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$92,780	$62,330	60
22	Occupational Therapists	$92,660	$56,430	120
23	Human Resources Managers	$92,260	$51,290	140
24	Purchasing Managers	$92,200	$60,240	60
25	Sales Engineers	$90,700	$54,240	40
26	Environmental Engineers	$90,590	$58,020	40
27	Industrial Engineers	$87,310	$63,850	1,290
28	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,130	$64,640	60
29	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$86,250	$63,710	340
30	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,930	$59,860	40
31	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,520	$51,420	50
32	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,020	$49,140	50
33	Construction Managers	$83,760	$52,440	80
34	Administrative Services Managers	$83,500	$39,280	240
35	Software Developers, Systems Software	$82,740	$64,530	90
36	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,610	$42,160	40
37	Mechanical Engineers	$82,500	$53,070	350
38	Physical Therapists	$82,060	$54,790	250
39	Computer Programmers	$81,550	$46,280	90
40	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,410	$52,730	50
41	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$79,520	$19,910	40
42	Chemical Engineers	$79,470	$55,930	40
43	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,820	$53,680	300
44	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$78,730	$50,610	80
45	Software Developers, Applications	$78,130	$49,760	90
46	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,950	$35,850	110
47	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,230	$36,870	130
48	Management Analysts	$74,890	$35,880	190
49	Computer Network Architects	$74,630	$62,020	50
50	Electrical Engineers	$74,630	$43,430	100
51	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,060	$43,140	40
52	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$73,990	$43,210	260
53	Financial Analysts	$73,500	$51,330	90
54	Managers, All Other	$73,240	$42,850	30
55	Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,030	$42,870	120
56	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$72,570	$33,230	50
57	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$72,030	$40,800	100
58	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$71,420	$37,940	420
59	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$71,160	$41,880	60
60	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$70,810	$30,790	120
61	Loan Officers	$70,330	$30,810	210
62	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$70,320	$27,000	60
63	Logisticians	$70,270	$43,180	70
64	Chemists	$69,730	$43,130	70
65	Civil Engineers	$69,640	$36,550	310
66	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$69,340	$43,710	60
67	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	$69,090	$30,630	180
68	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$68,960	$33,520	270
69	Accountants and Auditors	$67,500	$37,150	840
70	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,820	$53,920	50
71	Instructional Coordinators	$66,020	$40,200	60
72	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,950	$43,190	80
73	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$63,260	$37,000	40
74	Database Administrators	$63,080	$34,040	90
75	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$62,970	$30,130	1,990
76	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,020	$34,830	1,410
77	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$61,640	$33,310	50
78	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,800	$37,520	160
79	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,540	$39,720	60
80	Public Relations Specialists	$60,520	$29,040	180
81	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,460	$39,670	40
82	Dental Hygienists	$59,970	$43,860	230
83	Librarians	$59,690	$41,790	90
84	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,630	$41,780	60
85	Cost Estimators	$59,400	$34,830	140
86	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$59,220	$39,770	150
87	Social and Community Service Managers	$59,040	$32,900	50
88	Registered Nurses	$58,960	$41,520	2,690
89	Mechanical Drafters	$58,740	$28,470	40
90	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$58,450	$38,780	50
91	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$57,330	$35,230	630
92	Credit Analysts	$57,200	$34,560	60
93	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$56,850	$34,920	70
94	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$56,380	$39,610	180
95	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$56,190	$32,620	520
96	Athletic Trainers	$56,130	$29,730	30
97	Health Educators	$56,120	$26,090	100
98	Compliance Officers	$55,060	$28,230	150
99	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$54,950	$34,790	470
100	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$54,630	$39,820	90

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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