Waiters and Waitresses pay in Charleston-North Charleston
$28,460avg. a year
$13.68 an hour · 9,580 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area earn an average of $28,460 a year. That is $2,560 (10%) more than the South Carolina average of $25,900. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$19,340Median pay
$13.68Average hourly
+10%vs. South Carolina average
9,580Jobs in this metro
Other South Carolina metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other South Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
119,990 jobs
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
$40,850
$19.64 an hour
23,390 jobs
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
$28,270
$13.59 an hour
39,090 jobs
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
$26,850
$12.91 an hour
43,820 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$26,090
$12.54 an hour
5490 jobs
Sumter, SC
$25,780
$12.40 an hour
66,390 jobs
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
$24,780
$11.91 an hour
72,140 jobs
Spartanburg, SC
$24,780
$11.91 an hour
81,250 jobs
Florence, SC
$24,150
$11.61 an hour
96,580 jobs
Columbia, SC
$23,610
$11.35 an hour
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How Charleston-North Charleston compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Charleston-North Charleston
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,650 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $37,260 |
| Bartenders | $27,940 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,950 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $45,590 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Charleston-North Charleston?
The average is $28,460 a year, and the median is $19,340. About 9,580 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the South Carolina average?
That is $2,560 (10%) more than the South Carolina average of $25,900.
Is this job common in Charleston-North Charleston?
It makes up 24.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.66 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3031. Metro area: Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16700). 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.