Cooks, Restaurant pay in Charleston-North Charleston
$37,260avg. a year
$17.92 an hour · 6,040 employed
Cooks, Restaurant in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn an average of $37,260 a year. That is $1,650 (5%) more than the South Carolina average of $35,610. The U.S. average is $38,730.
$36,710Median pay
$17.92Average hourly
+5%vs. South Carolina average
6,040Jobs in this metro
Other South Carolina metro areas
Average pay for cooks, restaurant in other South Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
11,730 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$37,530
$18.04 an hour
214,430 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$37,110
$17.84 an hour
34,360 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$35,520
$17.08 an hour
41,180 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$35,050
$16.85 an hour
53,420 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$34,890
$16.77 an hour
63,520 jobs
Columbia, SC
$34,580
$16.62 an hour
7730 jobs
Florence, SC
$33,340
$16.03 an hour
8290 jobs
Sumter, SC
$32,880
$15.81 an hour
92,200 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$32,440
$15.60 an hour
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How Charleston-North Charleston compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Charleston-North Charleston
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,650 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,460 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,170 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $31,410 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $36,920 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $32,410 |
Questions and answers
How much do cooks, restaurant make in Charleston-North Charleston?
The average is $37,260 a year, and the median is $36,710. About 6,040 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is $1,650 (5%) more than the South Carolina average of $35,610.
Is this job common in Charleston-North Charleston?
It makes up 15.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.69 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-2014. Metro area: Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16700). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.