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Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in South Carolina

The median fast food and counter workers in South Carolina earns $27,520 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,885 a month.

10th percentile
$22,340
25th percentile
$23,320
Median percentile
$27,520
75th percentile
$29,660
90th percentile
$35,020

Based on 65,070 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

$22,622 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,520
Federal income tax−$1,142
Social Security + Medicare−$2,105
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,651
Monthly take-home$1,885
Every two weeks$870

Does it go far here?

$29,355Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
63%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 fast food and counter workers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina