Sumter, SC Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 88.0) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Sumter, SC moved from $41,590 in May 2024 to $42,890 in May 2025 (+3.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Sumter, SC sits +0.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 44940 · Sumter, SC $51K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-LOW · OCC-THIN · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #468/528
- RPP-LOW 88.0
- OCC-THIN 166 occs
- TOP-LEAD Computer and I… · $138K
- EMP-MIX General and…
- TREND-INLINE +0.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Northeast Oklaho…
- BOOK-MOST 165 rows · May 2025
Read with Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (+$87 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Sumter, SC
Where Sumter, SC already employs the upper wage tier
General and Operations Managers and Industrial Engineers lead published employment inside Sumter, SC's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. General and Operations Managers 420 jobs · $99,850
- 2. Industrial Engineers 140 jobs · $101,430
- 3. Management Analysts 140 jobs · $95,150
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 110 jobs · $99,830
- 5. Financial Managers 90 jobs · $128,400
- 6. Construction Managers 90 jobs · $117,490
- 7. Pharmacists 80 jobs · $129,820
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 80 jobs · $127,350
- 9. Sales Managers 80 jobs · $124,810
- 10. Nurse Practitioners 80 jobs · $112,080
- 11. Lawyers 70 jobs · $101,900
- 12. Logisticians 70 jobs · $93,640
- 13. Computer Occupations, All Other 60 jobs · $96,890
- 14. Computer Systems Analysts 60 jobs · $95,870
- 15. Electrical Engineers 60 jobs · $94,440
- 16. Managers, All Other 50 jobs · $129,960
- 17. Software Developers 50 jobs · $121,880
- 18. Physical Therapists 50 jobs · $100,520
Occupations Tracked
166
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$50,568
employment-weighted, 165 complete rows
Top Salary
$137,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Cost of Living
88.0
12% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Sumter, SC, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | $99,850 |
| 2 | Industrial Engineers | $101,430 |
| 3 | Management Analysts | $95,150 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $99,830 |
| 5 | Financial Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,400 |
| 6 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $117,490 |
| 7 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,820 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,350 |
| 9 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $124,810 |
| 10 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,080 |
| 11 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,900 |
| 12 | Logisticians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $93,640 |
| 13 | Computer Occupations, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,890 |
| 14 | Computer Systems Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $95,870 |
| 15 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,440 |
| 16 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,960 |
| 17 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $121,880 |
| 18 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,520 |
| 19 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $137,690 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,450 |
| 21 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,480 |
| 22 | Mechanical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,010 |
| 23 | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,490 |
| 24 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,110 |
| 25 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,720 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Sumter, SC
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $17,440 |
| Bartenders | $18,040 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $20,820 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $21,960 |
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $22,050 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $22,260 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,350 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,790 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $23,980 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $24,510 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in SC
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside SC. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($50,568 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Sumter, SC wage figures in a real decision
- Computer and Information Systems Managers leads published medians in Sumter, SC at $137,690/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Computer and Information Systems Managers
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $50,568 adjusts to about $57,451 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 88.0. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for SC before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.