Wages

Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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Wages for Food Scientists and Technologists in SOUTH CAROLINA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$25.44	$33.08	$42.65	$56.08	$69.85
	Yearly	$52,920	$68,810	$88,720	$116,650	$145,280
South Carolina	Hourly	$19.78	$33.80	$52.24	$73.20	$78.80
	Yearly	$41,140	$70,310	$108,660	$152,250	$163,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area	Hourly	$18.94	$27.13	$41.96	$59.42	$66.95
	Yearly	$39,390	$56,420	$87,270	$123,600	$139,260
Sumter, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Columbia, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Florence, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Spartanburg, SC Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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