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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Greenville, SC

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC earns $31,670 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,144 a month.

10th percentile
$23,810
25th percentile
$29,640
Median percentile
$31,670
75th percentile
$34,470
90th percentile
$36,270

Based on 450 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

$25,727 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,670
Federal income tax−$1,620
Social Security + Medicare−$2,423
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,900
Monthly take-home$2,144
Every two weeks$989

Does it go far here?

$33,959Median pay in Greenville, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,150 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Greenville, SC

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,900
Marketing Managers$148,480
Financial Managers$145,610
Dentists, General$139,940
Pharmacists$135,580
Industrial Production Managers$129,490
Sales Managers$129,090

All food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina