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Cooks, Short Order salary in South Carolina

The median cooks, short order in South Carolina earns $29,640 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,018 a month.

10th percentile
$22,670
25th percentile
$25,280
Median percentile
$29,640
75th percentile
$33,280
90th percentile
$34,480

Based on 900 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

$24,217 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,640
Federal income tax−$1,377
Social Security + Medicare−$2,267
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,778
Monthly take-home$2,018
Every two weeks$931

Does it go far here?

$31,616Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

All cooks, short order salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina