SOC 51-3092 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Batchmakers make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Spartanburg, SC is $34,190. The 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,110. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$34,190

10th percentile
$29,840
25th percentile
$34,190
Median
$34,190
75th percentile
$46,320
90th percentile
$48,110
Mean
$37,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,110. The difference is $18,270, which is 53.4% 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 $34,190 to the 75th at $46,320, covers $12,130.

The mean annual wage is $37,920, which sits above the median of $34,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spartanburg, SC median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,550, which is 11.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% lower than the South Carolina median of $37,070.

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 $34,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $37,550 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Spartanburg, SC ranks 15th of 17 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 $43,540 and employment of 180. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,687, against $37,550 here.
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $39,260 and employment of 800. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,330, against $37,550 here.
  • Asheville, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $34,390 and employment of 80. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,635, against $37,550 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (70 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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 Food Batchmakers make in Spartanburg, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Spartanburg, SC is $34,190. The 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $48,110. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Batchmakers?

The local median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $42,290.

What is Food Batchmakers 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 $34,190 is $37,550. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spartanburg, SC compare with nearby metros for Food Batchmakers?

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $43,540. Spartanburg, SC ranks 15th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.