Fast Food and Counter Workers pay in Spartanburg
$27,250avg. a year
$13.10 an hour · 4,870 employed
Fast Food and Counter Workers in the Spartanburg, SC metro area earn an average of $27,250 a year. That is $590 (2%) less than the South Carolina average of $27,840. The U.S. average is $32,150.
$27,390Median pay
$13.10Average hourly
-2%vs. South Carolina average
4,870Jobs 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
310,850 jobs
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
$29,650
$14.26 an hour
412,280 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$28,210
$13.56 an hour
55,200 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$27,320
$13.14 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 Spartanburg compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Spartanburg
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $24,780 |
| Bartenders | $29,420 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $32,390 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $35,050 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $39,880 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $31,460 |
Questions and answers
How much do fast food and counter workers make in Spartanburg?
The average is $27,250 a year, and the median is $27,390. About 4,870 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is $590 (2%) less than the South Carolina average of $27,840.
Is this job common in Spartanburg?
It makes up 29.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.19 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: Spartanburg, SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 43900). 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.