SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chief Executives make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Spartanburg, SC is $197,540. The 10th percentile is $19,680 and the 90th percentile is $477,450. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$197,540

10th percentile
$19,680
25th percentile
$116,230
Median
$197,540
75th percentile
$318,960
90th percentile
$477,450
Mean
$231,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $19,680 and the 90th percentile is $477,450. The difference is $457,770, which is 231.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $116,230 to the 75th at $318,960, covers $202,730.

The mean annual wage is $231,780, which sits above the median of $197,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spartanburg, SC median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $216,955, which is 1.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17% higher than the South Carolina median of $168,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spartanburg, SC is 91.051, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $197,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $216,955 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Spartanburg, SC ranks 14th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 34 miles away, with a median of $166,420 and employment of 300. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $178,447, against $216,955 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $329,030 and employment of 740. That median is 66.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $337,994, against $216,955 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $270,520 and employment of 50. That median is 36.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $280,314, against $216,955 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (100 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Chief Executives make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Spartanburg, SC is $197,540. The 10th percentile is $19,680 and the 90th percentile is $477,450. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Chief Executives?

The local median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $213,990.

What is Chief Executives pay in Spartanburg, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spartanburg, SC is 91.051, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $197,540 is $216,955. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spartanburg, SC compare with nearby metros for Chief Executives?

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $166,420. Spartanburg, SC ranks 14th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.