Gaffney, SC Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$63,312

Total DOL Filings

148

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

95.3

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Gaffney, SC$63,312

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Gaffney, SC is 3.9% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Gaffney

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Hinduja Tech INC	66	$75,171	Other
Hamrick Mills, Inc.	23	$23,514	Other
DEFIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INC.	22	$62,164	Other
DEFIANCE TESTING & ENGINEERING	10	$60,427	Other
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation	8	$87,416	Other
Limestone College	8	$28,500	Other
Daimler Trucks North America	5	$84,896	Other
Southern Medical Partners, L.L.C.	4	$187,199	Other
Spartanburg Regional Health Services District, Inc.	3	$198,990	Other
SYNTEL INC	3	$78,728	Staffing
Core Molding Technologies Inc.	2	$70,000	Other
CLINE BRANDT KOCHENOWER & CO. P.A.	2	$32,416	Other
IBM India Private Limited	2	$74,825	Staffing
CAVALIER IT INC.	2	$70,000	Other
Deloitte & Touche LLP	2	$71,594	Other
Wrestore Technology LLC	2	$90,345	Other
Cline Brandt Kochenower & Co PA	1	$34,216	Other
HESS LIGHTING II, INC.	1	$94,000	Other
Focus Brands, LLC	1	$100,000	Other
Americold Logistics LLC	1	$82,000	Other
Cherokee County Charter School	1	$55,000	Other
Limestone University	1	$53,400	Other
Daimler Truck North America LLC	1	$125,000	Other
Triz Engineering Services America, LLC	1	$68,000	Other
King Law Offices, PC	1	$70,000	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Gaffney

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$70,000	-16.3%	21
Mechanical Engineers	$66,780	-36.6%	26

BLS Wage Survey Data - South Carolina

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for South Carolina.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Family Medicine Physicians	$236,950	1,060
Anesthesiologists	$229,870	870
Physicians, Pathologists	$228,850	150
Nurse Anesthetists	$225,800	950
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,450	130
Pediatricians, General	$201,990	320
Chief Executives	$181,830	2,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,790	2,840
Podiatrists	$161,250	80
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$160,370	100

Salary Trend in Gaffney, SC

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Gaffney, SC has a cost of living index of 95.3, which is 4.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $104,932 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$70,000	$73,452
Mechanical Engineers	$66,780	$70,073

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Popular Salary Pages in Gaffney, SC

Mechanical Engineers Commercial and Industrial Designers

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Gaffney, SC