Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary
in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
- Middle 50%
- $30,570–$37,250
- vs U.S. median
- -4%
- Metro rank
- #226 of 435
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro earn a median of $36,130 a year, based on BLS estimates for 360 jobs (May 2025). That is 4% below the U.S. median of $37,450 and 3% above the SC statewide median of $34,960. It ranks #226 of 435 metros with published figures for this job.
- SOURCEBLS OEWS, May 2025
- SAMPLE360 jobs (estimate)
- SCOPEall employers, all experience levels
- PERIODMay 2025 estimates
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COOKS, INSTITUTION AND CAFETERIA PAY IN OTHER SC METROS
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SCmedian $38,920
- Charleston-North Charleston, SCmedian $36,990
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCmedian $35,270
- Columbia, SCmedian $34,800
- Spartanburg, SCmedian $34,080
- Florence, SCmedian $33,540
- Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areamedian $28,790
- Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areamedian $26,750
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Questions
What is the average Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria salary in Myrtle Beach?
The BLS median is $36,130 a year (May 2025). Half of the 360 jobs pay between $30,570 and $37,250. The 10th percentile is $29,440 and the 90th is $39,070.
Is Myrtle Beach a high-paying metro for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria?
That is 4% below the U.S. median of $37,450 and 3% above the SC statewide median of $34,960. It ranks #226 of 435 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.
How much do Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria make an hour in Myrtle Beach?
About $17.37 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $36,130 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $14.70–$17.91 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.
Does this include experience levels?
BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).
Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.