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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Salary in South Carolina

The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in South Carolina is $38,520 ($18.52 per hour) -12.6% vs. the national median of $44,080. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$38,520
Mean annual wage
$43,030
Median hourly wage
$18.52
Employment in SC
20,120

20,120 employed · 8.7 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in South Carolina

Wage distribution for first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers in South Carolina (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$28,120$13.52
25th percentile$33,350$16.03
Median (50th)$38,520$18.52
75th percentile$49,300$23.70
90th percentile$63,080$30.33

What this salary is worth in South Carolina

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$41,088

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

Median rent burden
36.8%

Median gross rent in South Carolina: $1,180/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $963/mo

Est. affordable home price
$140,518

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.

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary in other states

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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 17, 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.