Project Management Jobs in South Carolina

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South Carolina Ranks:
26
in the US for Industrial Production Managers median annual salary
28
in the US for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers median annual salary
29
in the US for Construction Managers median annual salary
38
in the US for Computer and Information Systems Managers median annual salary
39
in the US for Architectural and Engineering Managers median annual salary
40
in the US for Natural Sciences Managers median annual salary

Better known for agriculture than for project management, South Carolina does not offer competitive salaries. One of the best options is for construction managers, who make $96,000 to $98,000 on average in the metropolitan areas of Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and Sumter. Spartanburg is the place for industrial production managers, employing 200 PMPs in the field at a median salary of over $100,000 per year. On the low end, transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Spartanburg only earn about $62,000 per year. The metropolitan areas with the most jobs are Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, Columbia, and Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.

State-Level Statistics

OccupationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Computer and Information Systems Managers2,820$97,29080%
Architectural and Engineering Managers2,690$106,95086%
Industrial Production Managers2,500$88,08099%
Construction Managers2,320$78,80095%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1,000$78,32096%
Natural Sciences Managers170$91,17079%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

City-Level Statistics

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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC740$114,60092%
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC550$86,65069%
Columbia, SC470$106,08085%
Anderson, SC70$102,45082%
Spartanburg, SC70$103,28083%
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC50$94,10075%
Florence, SC50$101,46081%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Columbia, SC910$100,29083%
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC540$103,19085%
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC480$101,85084%
Spartanburg, SC120$98,70082%
Florence, SC100$83,74069%
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC80$87,88073%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Construction Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC480$76,58092%
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC470$96,690117%
Columbia, SC400$67,60082%
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC160$75,26091%
Spartanburg, SC90$71,76087%
Florence, SC80$59,42072%
Anderson, SC50$64,30078%
Sumter, SC0$97,700118%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Industrial Production Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC530$85,21096%
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC390$90,400101%
Columbia, SC360$86,46097%
Spartanburg, SC200$100,360113%
Florence, SC140$86,20097%
Anderson, SC130$94,590106%
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC50$70,15079%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC50$95,31082%
Columbia, SC50$90,83078%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

LocationTotal EmployedMedian Annual Salary% of US Median Annual Salary
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC260$75,19092%
Columbia, SC200$81,07099%
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC180$74,23091%
Spartanburg, SC80$62,49076%
Salary below nat’l. avg.      Salary above nat’l. avg.

Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012