Construction Managers salary in Spartanburg, SC
Median pay for construction managers in Spartanburg, SC: $103,380/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,800 – $169,150 · about 220 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($100,035) by +$3,345 (+3%).
What it's really worth in Spartanburg
With Spartanburg's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $103,380 has the buying power of about $114,246 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,955 · median home $279,792 · median rent $1,473/mo.
How Spartanburg ranks for this job
On raw pay, Spartanburg, SC is 67th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once Spartanburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 27th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Spartanburg is one of the places where construction managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Spartanburg
A median home in Spartanburg, SC costs $279,792 — about 2.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,473/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where construction managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Spartanburg.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $158,380 | +53% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $141,640 | +37% | 2.5× |
| Anchorage, AK | $135,530 | +31% | 1.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,670 | +30% | 2.2× |
Same job elsewhere in SC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | $100,140 | −3% | 1.4× |
| Columbia, SC | $98,520 | −5% | 1× |
| Greenville, SC | $97,800 | −5% | 1× |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $92,100 | −11% | 1.2× |
Staying in SC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.