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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in South Carolina

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in South Carolina earns $27,000 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,852 a month.

10th percentile
$17,740
25th percentile
$21,410
Median percentile
$27,000
75th percentile
$30,090
90th percentile
$37,230

Based on 7,990 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

$22,225 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,000
Federal income tax−$1,090
Social Security + Medicare−$2,066
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,620
Monthly take-home$1,852
Every two weeks$855

Does it go far here?

$28,800Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
64%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 hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina