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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Spartanburg, SC

The median cooks, fast food in Spartanburg, SC earns $28,030 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,918 a month.

10th percentile
$21,590
25th percentile
$23,030
Median percentile
$28,030
75th percentile
$32,010
90th percentile
$36,670

Based on 630 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

$23,011 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,030
Federal income tax−$1,193
Social Security + Medicare−$2,144
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,682
Monthly take-home$1,918
Every two weeks$885

Does it go far here?

$30,785Median pay in Spartanburg, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$139,230
Industrial Production Managers$131,250
Sales Managers$130,870
General and Operations Managers$108,100
Mechanical Engineers$104,990
Industrial Engineers$99,860
Project Management Specialists$96,810
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,070

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