SOC 41-2011 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cashiers make in Florence, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Florence, SC is $26,420. The 10th percentile is $20,290 and the 90th percentile is $34,330. Employment is 2,430.

Median annual wage

$26,420

10th percentile
$20,290
25th percentile
$22,170
Median
$26,420
75th percentile
$29,640
90th percentile
$34,330
Mean
$26,590

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cashiers, the published 10th percentile is $20,290 and the 90th percentile is $34,330. The difference is $14,040, which is 53.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $22,170 to the 75th at $29,640, covers $7,470.

The mean annual wage is $26,590, which sits above the median of $26,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Florence, SC median is 19.6% lower than the national median of $32,880 for Cashiers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,447, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% lower than the South Carolina median of $28,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Florence, SC is 86.774, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cashiers at $30,447 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cashiers. Florence, SC ranks 26th of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Sumter, SC is 37 miles away, with a median of $26,710 and employment of 910. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,345, against $30,447 here.
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 50 miles away, with a median of $27,850 and employment of 4,710. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,741, against $30,447 here.
  • Columbia, SC is 71 miles away, with a median of $27,830 and employment of 8,700. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,713, against $30,447 here.

Employment share

Cashiers accounts for 2.7% of wage-and-salary employment in Florence, SC (2,430 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 2.0% of employment (3,089,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Florence, SC · Cashiers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cashiers make in Florence, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cashiers in Florence, SC is $26,420. The 10th percentile is $20,290 and the 90th percentile is $34,330. Employment is 2,430.

How does that compare with the national median for Cashiers?

The local median is 19.6% lower than the national median of $32,880.

What is Cashiers pay in Florence, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Florence, SC is 86.774, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $26,420 is $30,447. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Florence, SC compare with nearby metros for Cashiers?

Sumter, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $26,710. Florence, SC ranks 26th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.