Exactly 5,850 of the 116,690 business professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Sanford. There has been a 1% decline in the number of business professionals in Sanford between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of business professionals in Sanford has decreased, overall employment in Sanford has increased.

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Salaries for business professionals in Sanford have increased. Sanford business professionals made $87,490 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for business professionals in Sanford was $75,613 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Sanford.

Business professionals in Sanford make a median yearly salary of $67,241. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $47,030 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $108,022 per year.

Business professional salaries in Sanford are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited business school in the city. Many of Sanford's business professionals are graduates of this school.

Sanford's business schools offer 16 business degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 190 students completed business courses.