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 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in SOUTH CAROLINA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.69 $15.60 $18.01 $21.54 $23.88
          Yearly $28,480 $32,440 $37,450 $44,800 $49,670
          South Carolina Hourly $10.52 $14.01 $16.81 $17.91 $20.52
          Yearly $21,890 $29,130 $34,960 $37,250 $42,680
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $13.75 $16.64 $18.12 $19.61 $22.16
          Yearly $28,590 $34,610 $37,690 $40,780 $46,100
          Florence, SC Metro Area Hourly $11.02 $14.10 $16.12 $16.87 $17.97
          Yearly $22,920 $29,330 $33,540 $35,100 $37,370
          Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area Hourly $12.21 $15.08 $16.96 $17.34 $18.88
          Yearly $25,400 $31,370 $35,270 $36,060 $39,270
          Columbia, SC Metro Area Hourly $11.28 $13.86 $16.73 $18.17 $20.54
          Yearly $23,460 $28,830 $34,800 $37,790 $42,720
          Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metro Area Hourly $14.43 $17.18 $18.71 $21.33 $21.95
          Yearly $30,020 $35,730 $38,920 $44,360 $45,660
          Southern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $8.80 $10.52 $12.63 $15.62 $17.50
          Yearly $18,300 $21,880 $26,270 $32,500 $36,400
          Sumter, SC Metro Area Hourly $8.59 $10.33 $13.88 $16.39 $17.35
          Yearly $17,870 $21,480 $28,880 $34,100 $36,090
          Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metro Area Hourly $14.15 $14.70 $17.37 $17.91 $18.78
          Yearly $29,440 $30,570 $36,130 $37,250 $39,070
          Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area Hourly $11.83 $14.24 $16.81 $18.18 $21.45
          Yearly $24,600 $29,630 $34,970 $37,820 $44,620
          Northeastern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $8.36 $8.90 $12.86 $16.12 $18.40
          Yearly $17,390 $18,500 $26,750 $33,540 $38,260
          Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area Hourly $13.25 $16.33 $17.78 $19.54 $21.80
          Yearly $27,560 $33,960 $36,990 $40,650 $45,330
          Northwestern South Carolina Balance of State Hourly $8.57 $8.97 $13.84 $16.76 $17.22
          Yearly $17,830 $18,650 $28,790 $34,860 $35,830
          Spartanburg, SC Metro Area Hourly $11.09 $13.97 $16.39 $17.33 $19.74
          Yearly $23,080 $29,050 $34,080 $36,040 $41,060