Pharmacists salary in Spartanburg, SC
Median pay for pharmacists in Spartanburg, SC: $146,110/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $109,050 – $159,110 · about 460 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$11,110 (+8%).
What it's really worth in Spartanburg
With Spartanburg's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $146,110 has the buying power of about $161,467 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 31st of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Spartanburg's cost of living is applied, it ranks 5th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Spartanburg is one of the places where pharmacists 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 1.9× 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 12% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where pharmacists 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $190,570 | +30% | 2.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $180,420 | +23% | 2.2× |
| Vallejo, CA | $179,210 | +23% | 1.6× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,100 | +16% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in SC
| Metro | Median pay | vs Spartanburg | Rent vs Spartanburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | $140,660 | −4% | 1.4× |
| Greenville, SC | $132,760 | −9% | 1× |
| Columbia, SC | $131,620 | −10% | 1× |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $130,970 | −10% | 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 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.