The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in South Carolina is $36,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $37,730.
Pay spans roughly $36,730 at the 10th percentile to $44,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.73 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $36,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $37,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.73 |
| 10th percentile | $36,730 |
| 90th percentile | $44,560 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.