Cooks, Restaurant Salary in South Carolina

Ranked #37 of 51 · SC

8.1% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $35,610 ≈ $17/hr
Median annual salary $35,740
Employment 25,890

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $26,200P25 $30,470 Median $35,740P75 $38,560P90 $45,680

About 80% of cooks, restaurants in South Carolina earn between $26,200 and $45,680. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

South Carolina
$35,610
U.S. average
$38,730

The mean cooks, restaurant salary in South Carolina is $35,610, about 8.1% below the U.S. average ($38,730). That works out to roughly $17/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in South Carolina

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $36,820 $37,530 1,730
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $36,710 $37,260 6,040
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $35,680 $35,520 4,360
Spartanburg, SC $35,500 $35,050 1,180
Columbia, SC $35,490 $34,580 3,520
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $35,190 $34,890 3,420
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $34,880 $34,110 940
Florence, SC $34,550 $33,340 730

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