Home / Wages / Sumter Sumter salaries The median worker in the Sumter, SC metro area earned $41,590 a year in 2024, about $20.00 an hour. That ranks #336 of the 391 metro areas published here, 16% below the national median.
South Carolina
Median pay $41,590 $20.00 per hour
Vs national -16% U.S. $49,500
Workers 35,260 wage and salary
Metro rank #336 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Sumter pays 7.1% less than South Carolina as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 2.71× 900 $37,810 Customer Service Representatives 1.76× 1,100 $37,960 Cashiers 1.5× 1,080 $24,500 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.37× 1,180 $22,890 Office Clerks, General 1.27× 730 $35,110 Retail Salespersons 1.16× 1,010 $28,470 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.15× 790 $34,920 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.07× 540 $30,830 Registered Nurses 0.94× 700 $80,240 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 0.88× 810 $27,000 General and Operations Managers 0.62× 510 $93,760
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Sumter Occupation Median Hourly Employed General and Operations Managers $93,760 $45.08 510 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $85,580 $41.14 270 Registered Nurses $80,240 $38.58 700 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $76,330 $36.70 350 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $68,860 $33.11 330 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $66,870 $32.15 220 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,240 $29.44 200 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $60,030 n/a 280 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,080 $28.41 290 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $56,210 n/a 200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $55,870 n/a 450 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $53,130 $25.55 200 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $49,080 $23.59 230 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $46,790 $22.49 420 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $46,000 $22.12 480 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $45,760 $22.00 430 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $44,700 $21.49 210 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $43,760 $21.04 330 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $43,600 $20.96 310 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,070 $18.78 410 Customer Service Representatives $37,960 $18.25 1,100 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $37,810 $18.18 900 Construction Laborers $37,690 $18.12 400 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $35,700 $17.16 200 Nursing Assistants $35,640 $17.14 430 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $35,200 $16.93 260 Office Clerks, General $35,110 $16.88 730 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $34,920 $16.79 790 Receptionists and Information Clerks $32,700 $15.72 210 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,830 $14.82 540 Stockers and Order Fillers $30,440 $14.63 490 Cooks, Restaurant $30,120 $14.48 300 Retail Salespersons $28,470 $13.69 1,010 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,000 $12.98 810 Childcare Workers $26,630 $12.80 260 Cashiers $24,500 $11.78 1,080 Cooks, Fast Food $23,360 $11.23 220 Fast Food and Counter Workers $22,890 $11.01 1,180 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $22,560 n/a 270 Waiters and Waitresses $17,120 $8.23 460
Where most people work Largest occupations in Sumter by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,180 $22,890 $11.01 Customer Service Representatives 1,100 $37,960 $18.25 Cashiers 1,080 $24,500 $11.78 Retail Salespersons 1,010 $28,470 $13.69 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 900 $37,810 $18.18 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 810 $27,000 $12.98 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 790 $34,920 $16.79 Office Clerks, General 730 $35,110 $16.88 Registered Nurses 700 $80,240 $38.58 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 540 $30,830 $14.82 General and Operations Managers 510 $93,760 $45.08 Stockers and Order Fillers 490 $30,440 $14.63 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 480 $46,000 $22.12 Waiters and Waitresses 460 $17,120 $8.23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $55,870 n/a Nursing Assistants 430 $35,640 $17.14 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 430 $45,760 $22.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 420 $46,790 $22.49 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 410 $39,070 $18.78 Construction Laborers 400 $37,690 $18.12
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other South Carolina metro areas Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia 1,340,800 workers $48,880 Charleston-North Charleston 388,220 workers $47,620 Spartanburg 163,980 workers $46,210 Columbia 385,940 workers $45,380 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 427,770 workers $44,920 Augusta-Richmond County 229,650 workers $44,280 Sumter pay: common questions What is the average salary in Sumter? The median across all occupations is $41,590 , or $20.00 an hour, covering 35,260 wage and salary workers. The mean is $51,930, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Sumter pay more than the rest of South Carolina? No. The metro median of $41,590 is 7.1% below the South Carolina median of $44,760. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Sumter? General and Operations Managers ($93,760), Business Operations Specialists, All Other ($85,580), Registered Nurses ($80,240). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Sumter unusually full of? Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, at 2.71× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.