How much do Urban and Regional Planners make in Spartanburg, SC?

Percentile spread

For Urban and Regional Planners, the published 10th percentile is $58,650 and the 90th percentile is $113,900. The difference is $55,250, which is 74.0% 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 $61,350 to the 75th at $91,880, covers $30,530.

The mean annual wage is $77,960, which sits above the median of $74,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spartanburg, SC median is 16.4% lower than the national median of $89,320 for Urban and Regional Planners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,976, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% lower than the South Carolina median of $75,810.

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 $74,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Urban and Regional Planners at $81,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Urban and Regional Planners. Spartanburg, SC ranks 12th of 18 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 $76,480 and employment of 80. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,007, against $81,976 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 63 miles away, with a median of $83,170 and employment of 360. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,436, against $81,976 here.
• Asheville, NC is 68 miles away, with a median of $77,950 and employment of 80. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,772, against $81,976 here.

Employment share

Urban and Regional Planners accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Spartanburg, SC (50 of 165,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.