BLS metro-level wage data places Food Service Managers pay in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC at a median of $73,260 per year ($35.22/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $69,390, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach pays +6% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 590 food service managerss are employed across the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA in SOC 11-9051.

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach pay distribution spans from $49,130 at the 10th percentile to $103,680 at the 90th — a 2.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $59,560 and the 75th at $94,270, so half of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach-based food service managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide SC data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.