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Cashiers Salary in South Carolina

The median annual wage for cashiers in South Carolina is $28,530 ($13.71 per hour) -13.2% vs. the national median of $32,880. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$28,530
Mean annual wage
$28,840
Median hourly wage
$13.71
Employment in SC
56,550

56,550 employed · 24.5 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in South Carolina

Wage distribution for cashiers in South Carolina (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$21,730$10.45
25th percentile$24,120$11.60
Median (50th)$28,530$13.71
75th percentile$31,200$15.00
90th percentile$35,970$17.29

What this salary is worth in South Carolina

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$30,432

South Carolina prices are 93.7 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
49.6%

Median gross rent in South Carolina: $1,180/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $713/mo

Est. affordable home price
$104,076

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in South Carolina is $259,000 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.