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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
Occupation | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,820 | $97,290 | 80% | |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 2,690 | $106,950 | 86% | |
Industrial Production Managers | 2,500 | $88,080 | 99% | |
Construction Managers | 2,320 | $78,800 | 95% | |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 1,000 | $78,320 | 96% | |
Natural Sciences Managers | 170 | $91,170 | 79% | |
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City-Level Statistics
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Statistics for Architectural and Engineering Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 740 | $114,600 | 92% | |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 550 | $86,650 | 69% | |
Columbia, SC | 470 | $106,080 | 85% | |
Anderson, SC | 70 | $102,450 | 82% | |
Spartanburg, SC | 70 | $103,280 | 83% | |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC | 50 | $94,100 | 75% | |
Florence, SC | 50 | $101,460 | 81% | |
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Statistics for Computer and Information Systems Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Columbia, SC | 910 | $100,290 | 83% | |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 540 | $103,190 | 85% | |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 480 | $101,850 | 84% | |
Spartanburg, SC | 120 | $98,700 | 82% | |
Florence, SC | 100 | $83,740 | 69% | |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC | 80 | $87,880 | 73% | |
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Statistics for Construction Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 480 | $76,580 | 92% | |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 470 | $96,690 | 117% | |
Columbia, SC | 400 | $67,600 | 82% | |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC | 160 | $75,260 | 91% | |
Spartanburg, SC | 90 | $71,760 | 87% | |
Florence, SC | 80 | $59,420 | 72% | |
Anderson, SC | 50 | $64,300 | 78% | |
Sumter, SC | 0 | $97,700 | 118% | |
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Statistics for Industrial Production Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 530 | $85,210 | 96% | |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 390 | $90,400 | 101% | |
Columbia, SC | 360 | $86,460 | 97% | |
Spartanburg, SC | 200 | $100,360 | 113% | |
Florence, SC | 140 | $86,200 | 97% | |
Anderson, SC | 130 | $94,590 | 106% | |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC | 50 | $70,150 | 79% | |
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Statistics for Natural Sciences Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 50 | $95,310 | 82% | |
Columbia, SC | 50 | $90,830 | 78% | |
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Statistics for Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Location | Total Employed | Median Annual Salary | % of US Median Annual Salary | |
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Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC | 260 | $75,190 | 92% | |
Columbia, SC | 200 | $81,070 | 99% | |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 180 | $74,230 | 91% | |
Spartanburg, SC | 80 | $62,490 | 76% | |
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Data source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012