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Chefs and Head Cooks salary in Myrtle Beach, SC

The median chefs and head cooks in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC earns $71,700 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,581 a month.

10th percentile
$47,790
25th percentile
$58,500
Median percentile
$71,700
75th percentile
$77,020
90th percentile
$80,130

Based on 250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$54,969 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,700
Federal income tax−$6,944
Social Security + Medicare−$5,485
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$4,302
Monthly take-home$4,581
Every two weeks$2,114

Does it go far here?

$76,568Median pay in Myrtle Beach, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,255 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Myrtle Beach, SC

JobMedian pay
Sales Managers$95,620
General and Operations Managers$87,260
Registered Nurses$80,640
Project Management Specialists$77,410
Accountants and Auditors$74,520
Food Service Managers$73,260
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$70,220
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$64,720

All chefs and head cooks salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina