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 Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in SOUTH CAROLINA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$15.23	$17.40	$20.00	$22.78	$26.16
	Yearly	$31,680	$36,190	$41,590	$47,380	$54,410
South Carolina	Hourly	$17.56	$18.29	$18.37	$18.42	$22.29
	Yearly	$36,520	$38,030	$38,220	$38,320	$46,370
Florence, SC Metro Area	Hourly	$18.29	$18.29	$18.37	$18.37	$22.19
	Yearly	$38,030	$38,030	$38,220	$38,220	$46,140
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area	Hourly	$14.40	$15.83	$20.53	$24.07	$26.54
	Yearly	$29,960	$32,920	$42,710	$50,060	$55,200
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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Southern 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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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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