What is the average salary in Greenville, SC?

$58,260a year

Average yearly pay across 507 jobs with official data in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $28.01
Jobs with data: 507
Workers counted: 423,280

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Surgeon	$630,500
Physician	$249,500
Psychiatrist	$247,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$239,200
Family Medicine Physician	$231,800
Nurse Anesthetist	$229,700
Pediatrician	$227,500
Chief Executive	$166,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager	$161,200
Computer Network Architect	$161,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$27,850
Laborer and Freight	$38,520
Retail Salesperson	$30,840
Cashier	$29,080
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator	$40,840
Registered Nurse	$81,400
Customer Service Representative	$39,010
Waiter and Waitress	$19,950
Office Clerk	$36,030
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$29,800

Management

Administrative Services Manager$130,300
Advertising and Promotions Manager$150,000
Architectural and Engineering Manager$160,900
Chief Executive$166,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$125,800
Computer and Information Systems Manager$161,200
Construction Manager$111,700
Education Administrator$101,800
Education Administrator$81,650
Education Administrator$115,900
Education and Childcare Administrator$48,860
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$79,300
Facilities Manager$101,700
Financial Manager$145,600
Food Service Manager$64,390
Fundraising Manager$100,800
General and Operations Manager$106,800
Human Resources Manager$126,600
Industrial Production Manager$129,500
Lodging Manager$60,070
Manager$136,800
Marketing Manager$148,500
Medical and Health Services Manager$100,700
Natural Sciences Manager$133,800
Property$64,700
Public Relations Manager$125,300
Purchasing Manager$128,700
Sales Manager$129,100
Social and Community Service Manager$75,160
Training and Development Manager$108,800
Transportation$109,500

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$76,870
Budget Analyst$84,260
Business Operations Specialist$82,630
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$73,360
Claims Adjuster$78,830
Compensation$70,660
Compliance Officer$75,690
Cost Estimator$69,210
Credit Analyst$69,700
Credit Counselor$53,190
Financial and Investment Analyst$89,040
Financial Examiner$78,290
Financial Risk Specialist$101,900
Financial Specialist$59,370
Fundraiser$62,180
Human Resources Specialist$66,870
Insurance Underwriter$78,110
Labor Relations Specialist$81,340
Loan Officer$61,990
Logistician$76,890
Management Analyst$86,330
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$71,910
Meeting$51,890
Personal Financial Advisor$97,090
Project Management Specialist$94,780
Property Appraiser and Assessor$61,790
Tax Examiner and Collector$58,990
Tax Preparer$63,460
Training and Development Specialist$60,610

Computer and mathematical

Computer Network Architect$161,200
Computer Network Support Specialist$75,360
Computer Occupation$96,130
Computer Programmer$99,520
Computer Systems Analyst$99,830
Computer User Support Specialist$51,880
Data Scientist$91,490
Database Administrator$86,800
Database Architect$121,600
Information Security Analyst$108,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$95,740
Operations Research Analyst$73,280
Software Developer$121,800
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$96,960
Statistician$56,610
Web Developer$75,390

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$102,300
Architect$103,100
Architectural and Civil Drafter$62,480
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$72,890
Chemical Engineer$86,820
Civil Engineer$102,800
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$49,830
Computer Hardware Engineer$119,700
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,260
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$77,120
Electrical Engineer$101,600
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$58,520
Electronics Engineer$101,700
Engineer$105,400
Engineering Technologist and Technician$80,540
Environmental Engineer$93,930
Health and Safety Engineer$124,600
Industrial Engineer$101,300
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$73,790
Materials Engineer$106,600
Mechanical Drafter$66,170
Mechanical Engineer$101,600
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$69,580
Nuclear Engineer$124,700
Surveying and Mapping Technician$43,740
Surveyor$58,250

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$50,800
Biological Technician$50,790
Chemical Technician$61,380
Chemist$80,870
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$97,170
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$48,700
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$64,520
Forensic Science Technician$57,820
Geoscientist$76,060
Life$61,130
Medical Scientist$80,350
Nuclear Technician$96,730
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$83,760
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$58,560
Physicist$128,000
School Psychologist$75,880
Social Science Research Assistant$74,060
Urban and Regional Planner$76,480

Community and social service

Child$50,910
Clergy$57,430
Community and Social Service Specialist$48,680
Community Health Worker$54,530
Director$36,020
Educational$58,590
Health Education Specialist$67,710
Healthcare Social Worker$62,870
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$36,210
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$56,230
Rehabilitation Counselor$36,420
Social and Human Service Assistant$38,980
Social Worker$93,520
Substance Abuse$54,760

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$50,450
Art$58,390
Biological Science Teacher$95,630
Business Teacher$82,140
Career/Technical Education Teacher$82,490
Career/Technical Education Teacher$71,290
Chemistry Teacher$97,580
Communications Teacher$79,810
Computer Science Teacher$84,450
Education Teacher$71,450
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$47,430
Elementary School Teacher$60,680
Engineering Teacher$98,300
English Language and Literature Teacher$61,970
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$77,790
Health Specialties Teacher$80,780
Instructional Coordinator$64,030
Kindergarten Teacher$59,840
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$72,270
Library Technician$36,070
Mathematical Science Teacher$81,010
Middle School Teacher$58,360
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$79,540
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$77,230
Postsecondary Teacher$75,300
Preschool Teacher$34,620
Psychology Teacher$63,530
Secondary School Teacher$64,060
Self-Enrichment Teacher$42,900
Social Sciences Teacher$76,210
Special Education Teacher$61,030
Special Education Teacher$66,860
Special Education Teacher$63,040
Substitute Teacher$34,930
Teacher and Instructor$51,100
Teaching Assistant$46,760
Teaching Assistant$34,070
Tutor$27,620

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Audio and Video Technician$49,880
Broadcast Technician$40,490
Coach and Scout$58,360
Commercial and Industrial Designer$78,010
Editor$51,720
Fine Artist$57,320
Floral Designer$32,000
Graphic Designer$58,500
Interior Designer$60,760
Interpreter and Translator$47,370
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$36,700
Photographer$39,730
Producer and Director$59,670
Public Relations Specialist$63,310
Technical Writer$67,910
Writer and Author$49,980

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$51,240
Audiologist$80,000
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$71,690
Chiropractor$80,430
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$53,070
Dental Hygienist$85,290
Dentist$139,900
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$84,530
Dietetic Technician$34,000
Dietitian and Nutritionist$67,920
Emergency Medical Technician$42,310
Family Medicine Physician$231,800
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$38,770
Health Technologist and Technician$43,630
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$89,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$61,960
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$86,370
Medical Records Specialist$53,040
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$91,490
Nurse Anesthetist$229,700
Nurse Midwive$129,400
Nurse Practitioner$119,300
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$239,200
Occupational Therapist$102,300
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$40,400
Optician$46,920
Optometrist$149,400
Orthotist and Prosthetist$89,290
Paramedic$53,550
Pediatrician$227,500
Pharmacist$135,600
Pharmacy Technician$45,590
Physical Therapist$101,000
Physician$249,500
Physician Assistant$123,300
Psychiatrist$247,500
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$68,700
Recreational Therapist$50,470
Registered Nurse$81,400
Respiratory Therapist$78,390
Speech-Language Pathologist$88,610
Surgeon$630,500
Surgical Assistant$80,800
Surgical Technologist$63,050
Veterinarian$123,900
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$45,740

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$47,730
Healthcare Support Worker$42,060
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$29,800
Massage Therapist$48,730
Medical Assistant$44,860
Medical Equipment Preparer$48,720
Medical Transcriptionist$33,350
Nursing Assistant$37,220
Occupational Therapy Assistant$73,580
Orderly$36,480
Pharmacy Aide$35,550
Phlebotomist$39,290
Physical Therapist Aide$31,200
Physical Therapist Assistant$74,140
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$38,120

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$35,190
Bailiff$25,230
Correctional Officer and Jailer$47,240
Crossing Guard and Flagger$31,630
Detective and Criminal Investigator$62,700
Firefighter$39,980
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$59,960
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$73,700
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$47,100
Lifeguard$23,450
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$57,780
Protective Service Worker$47,220
School Bus Monitor$26,240
Security Guard$35,760
Transportation Security Screener$63,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$19,600
Chef and Head Cook$69,680
Cook$28,210
Cook$35,270
Cook$35,680
Cook$30,690
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$26,830
Dishwasher$29,590
Fast Food and Counter Worker$27,850
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$38,790
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$21,370
Food Preparation Worker$30,430
Food Server$31,670
Host and Hostess$26,260
Waiter and Waitress$19,950

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$46,770
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$45,280
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$63,530
Janitor and Cleaner$31,180
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$36,610
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$30,010
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$47,340

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$24,720
Animal Caretaker$31,010
Animal Trainer$32,760
Childcare Worker$28,440
Concierge$29,900
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$36,700
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$46,790
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$44,380
Hairdresser$33,850
Manicurist and Pedicurist$33,920
Mortician$43,810
Personal Care and Service Worker$44,930
Recreation Worker$30,200
Residential Advisor$25,490
Skincare Specialist$39,260
Tour and Travel Guide$34,540
Usher$29,110

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$63,130
Cashier$29,080
Counter and Rental Clerk$37,290
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$35,190
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$79,180
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$47,990
Insurance Sales Agent$48,450
Parts Salesperson$30,390
Real Estate Broker$54,970
Retail Salesperson$30,840
Sale and Related Worker$63,250
Sales Engineer$102,800
Sales Representative$101,900
Sales Representative$60,840
Sales Representatives of Service$51,460
Security$54,070
Telemarketer$39,750
Travel Agent$45,750

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$47,210
Billing and Posting Clerk$43,910
Bookkeeping$49,600
Brokerage Clerk$55,910
Cargo and Freight Agent$59,320
Correspondence Clerk$43,540
Courier and Messenger$34,810
Court$46,990
Customer Service Representative$39,010
Data Entry Keyer$39,120
Dispatcher$47,200
Eligibility Interviewer$42,910
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$71,130
File Clerk$39,500
Financial Clerk$50,520
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$63,630
Hotel$29,730
Human Resources Assistant$47,700
Information and Record Clerk$47,340
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$46,970
Interviewer$37,350
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,240
Library Assistant$36,990
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$47,740
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$39,000
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$39,410
Meter Reader$48,480
Office Clerk$36,030
Office Machine Operator$39,490
Order Clerk$43,930
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$53,560
Postal Service Clerk$62,650
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,880
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$48,350
Production$57,020
Public Safety Telecommunicator$43,970
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,490
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,120
Shipping$44,540
Switchboard Operator$35,760
Teller$45,360
Weigher$47,680

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Farmworker and Laborer$30,750
Logging Equipment Operator$51,270

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$49,730
Carpenter$50,090
Carpet Installer$51,270
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$50,510
Construction and Building Inspector$45,700
Construction Laborer$44,380
Electrician$60,210
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$56,570
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$74,850
Glazier$51,750
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$46,600
Helpers--Electrician$38,380
Helpers--Pipelayer$38,710
Highway Maintenance Worker$47,330
Insulation Worker$47,350
Insulation Worker$51,080
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$47,670
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$48,980
Painter$38,660
Paving$46,260
Plumber$50,890
Roofer$46,530
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$45,180
Sheet Metal Worker$46,060
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$53,450

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$81,450
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$43,780
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$54,070
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$48,120
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$58,480
Computer$41,630
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$47,800
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$84,700
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$77,700
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$47,480
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$75,150
Heating$58,760
Helpers--Installation$38,030
Home Appliance Repairer$49,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,570
Installation$51,720
Maintenance and Repair Worker$49,500
Maintenance Worker$67,490
Medical Equipment Repairer$46,120
Millwright$56,920
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$60,440
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$48,750
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$47,430
Rigger$56,520
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$60,390
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$63,460
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$50,370
Tire Repairer and Changer$32,600

Production

Baker$34,590
Butcher and Meat Cutter$38,120
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$46,710
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$59,350
Chemical Plant and System Operator$60,430
Cleaning$41,240
Coating$47,280
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$50,400
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$73,740
Crushing$40,580
Cutting$47,120
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$51,560
Electrical$45,680
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,950
Extruding$50,940
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$48,550
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$41,490
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$76,650
Food Batchmaker$43,540
Food Processing Worker$37,060
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$45,950
Furnace$40,520
Gas Plant Operator$57,080
Grinding$47,440
Grinding and Polishing Worker$36,960
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$51,190
Helpers--Production Worker$36,940
Inspector$47,470
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$30,220
Machinist$57,970
Medical Appliance Technician$37,330
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$37,060
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$40,840
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$46,760
Molder$46,450
Molding$41,630
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$45,160
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$39,070
Paper Goods Machine Setter$46,840
Plating Machine Setter$44,600
Power Plant Operator$81,580
Prepress Technician and Worker$45,900
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$41,760
Printing Press Operator$43,580
Production Worker$42,500
Sawing Machine Setter$38,040
Separating$47,440
Sewing Machine Operator$39,070
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$51,590
Tailor$30,620
Textile$41,820
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$46,210
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$49,390
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$39,760
Textile Winding$38,280
Tool and Die Maker$67,830
Upholsterer$36,440
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$61,660
Welder$49,130
Welding$46,200
Woodworking Machine Setter$39,260

Transportation and material moving

Ambulance Driver and Attendant$30,830
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$36,720
Bus Driver$43,940
Bus Driver$43,330
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$33,090
Commercial Pilot$122,200
Crane and Tower Operator$58,370
Driver/Sales Worker$21,180
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$63,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$53,080
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$41,360
Laborer and Freight$38,520
Light Truck Driver$38,570
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,160
Motor Vehicle Operator$25,770
Packer and Packager$34,410
Parking Attendant$32,560
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$35,840
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$30,490
Stocker and Order Filler$35,560
Traffic Technician$53,500
Transportation Inspector$81,550

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Greenville, SC?

About $58,260 a year ($28.01 an hour): the average of the 507 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Greenville, SC?

Surgeon ($630,500), Physician ($249,500), Psychiatrist ($247,500).

What are the most common jobs in Greenville, SC?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (12,280 jobs), Laborer and Freight (11,960 jobs), Retail Salesperson (11,830 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.