Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Charleston-North Charleston
$29,650avg. a year
$14.26 an hour · 10,850 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn an average of $29,650 a year. That is $1,810 (7%) more than the South Carolina average of $27,840. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$28,500Median pay
$14.26Average hourly
+7%vs. South Carolina average
10,850Jobs in this metro
Other South Carolina metro areas
Average pay for fast food and counter workers in other South Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
12,440 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$30,760
$14.79 an hour
227,050 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$29,910
$14.38 an hour
312,280 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$28,210
$13.56 an hour
45,200 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$27,320
$13.14 an hour
54,870 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$27,250
$13.10 an hour
611,640 jobs
Columbia, SC
$27,080
$13.02 an hour
72,880 jobs
Florence, SC
$26,930
$12.95 an hour
88,710 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$26,450
$12.71 an hour
91,060 jobs
Sumter, SC
$25,900
$12.45 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 |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,460 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,260 |
| Bartenders | $27,940 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,950 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $45,590 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Charleston-North Charleston?
The average is $29,650 a year, and the median is $28,500. About 10,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is $1,810 (7%) more than the South Carolina average of $27,840.
Is this job common in Charleston-North Charleston?
It makes up 27.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.11 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3023. 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.