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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Florence, SC

The median cooks, fast food in Florence, SC earns $23,310 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,617 a month.

10th percentile
$21,540
25th percentile
$21,750
Median percentile
$23,310
75th percentile
$27,360
90th percentile
$34,760

Based on 390 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

$19,407 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,310
Federal income tax−$721
Social Security + Medicare−$1,783
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,399
Monthly take-home$1,617
Every two weeks$746

Does it go far here?

$26,863Median pay in Florence, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.8 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Florence, SC

JobMedian pay
Medical and Health Services Managers$118,750
General and Operations Managers$99,520
Registered Nurses$81,170
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,750
Human Resources Specialists$61,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,950

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