Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC Wages & salaries for Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC Food preparation workers (Occupation [OCC] code: 35-2021) in Sumter, SC (BLS Area code: 44940 ) earned an average wage of $7.58 per hour and an average annual salary of $15,760Sumter, SC320Food preparation workersIndustry comparison
Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC earned 15% less than average for Food preparation workers in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC earned 47% less than the average worker in Sumter, SC.

State salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC earned 59% less than the average worker in South Carolina.

National salary comparison
Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC earned 60% less than the average worker in the United States.

Food preparation workers in Sumter, SCFood preparation workers in Sumter, SC

Mean hourly wage:	$7.58
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$5.61
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.18
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$7.14
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$8.68
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$10.70

Food preparation workers in Sumter, SC

Mean annual salary:	$15,760
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$11,670
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$12,860
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$14,850
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$18,060
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$22,260