How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $28,240 and the 90th percentile is $37,140. The difference is $8,900, which is 27.8% 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 $30,840 to the 75th at $34,480, covers $3,640.

The mean annual wage is $32,410, which sits above the median of $32,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,715, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the South Carolina median of $29,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $31,715 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 86 miles away, with a median of $29,200 and employment of 70. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,183, against $31,715 here.
• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $27,540 and employment of 100. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,404, against $31,715 here.
• Savannah, GA is 97 miles away, with a median of $28,160 and employment of 180. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,578, against $31,715 here.