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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary
in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Median base pay · Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$43,620
≈ $20.97/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 3,960 jobs
Middle 50%
$34,720–$56,290
vs U.S. median
-1%
Metro rank
#159 of 528

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro earn a median of $43,620 a year, based on BLS estimates for 3,960 jobs (May 2025). That is 1% below the U.S. median of $44,080 and 13% above the SC statewide median of $38,520. It ranks #159 of 528 metros with published figures for this job.

FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS OF FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING WORKERS · CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON, SC · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON, SC · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$28,120P25$34,720MEDIAN$43,620P75$56,290P90$66,050
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$29,940P25$35,980MEDIAN$44,080P75$54,570P90$65,570
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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers pay in other SC metros

MetroMedian
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$45,450
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$39,080
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,790
Columbia, SC$37,880
Spartanburg, SC$37,140
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$37,050
Florence, SC$36,540
Sumter, SC$36,450
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    What is the average First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers salary in Charleston?

    The BLS median is $43,620 a year (May 2025). Half of the 3,960 jobs pay between $34,720 and $56,290. The 10th percentile is $28,120 and the 90th is $66,050.

    Is Charleston a high-paying metro for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers?

    That is 1% below the U.S. median of $44,080 and 13% above the SC statewide median of $38,520. It ranks #159 of 528 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers make an hour in Charleston?

    About $20.97 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $43,620 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $16.69–$27.06 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.