Sumter, SC

Across all occupations in the Sumter, SC metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,890 a year ($20.62 an hour) and the mean $53,370, May 2025. That median is −16% against the US median of $50,980 and −8% against South Carolina's $46,490. BLS counts 34,560 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is computer and information systems managers; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Sumter, SC vs South Carolina and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Sumter, SC area, South Carolina and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Sumter, SC	Hourly	$11.55	$15.06	$20.62	$29.61	$44.73	$25.66	34,560
Sumter, SC	Annual	$24,020	$31,330	$42,890	$61,580	$93,040	$53,370	34,560
South Carolina	Hourly	$13.01	$16.65	$22.35	$33.82	$49.52	$28.50	2,305,080
South Carolina	Annual	$27,070	$34,630	$46,490	$70,340	$103,010	$59,280	2,305,080
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

166 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: South Carolina. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Sumter, SC

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Computer and Information Systems Managers in South Carolina	$137,690	$66.20	40
2	Marketing Managers	$133,720	$64.29	30
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,450	$64.16	40
4	Managers, All Other in South Carolina	$129,960	$62.48	50
5	Pharmacists	$129,820	$62.41	80
6	Financial Managers in South Carolina	$128,400	$61.73	90
7	Industrial Production Managers	$127,350	$61.23	80
8	Sales Managers in South Carolina	$124,810	$60.00	80
9	Software Developers in South Carolina	$121,880	$58.60	50
10	Construction Managers	$117,490	$56.49	90
11	Nurse Practitioners	$112,080	$53.89	80
12	Administrative Services Managers	$106,480	$51.19	40
13	Lawyers in South Carolina	$101,900	$48.99	70
14	Industrial Engineers	$101,430	$48.76	140
15	Mechanical Engineers	$101,010	$48.56	40
16	Physical Therapists	$100,520	$48.33	50
17	General and Operations Managers in South Carolina	$99,850	$48.00	420
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,830	$48.00	110
19	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$98,490	$47.35	40
20	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,890	$46.58	60

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Sumter, SC

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in South Carolina	1,060	30.56	1.23	$24,510
2	Retail Salespersons in South Carolina	1,010	29.29	1.17	$28,720
3	Customer Service Representatives in South Carolina	990	28.58	1.71	$39,100
4	Cashiers in South Carolina	910	26.38	1.33	$26,710
5	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in South Carolina	890	25.75	0.93	$28,030
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in South Carolina	880	25.41	2.81	$39,040
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in South Carolina	720	20.82	1.10	$36,090
8	Registered Nurses in South Carolina	670	19.33	0.89	$86,260
9	Office Clerks, General in South Carolina	620	17.88	1.13	$35,260
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in South Carolina	580	16.89	1.19	$30,640
11	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in South Carolina	550	15.99	1.62	$47,340
12	Stockers and Order Fillers in South Carolina	520	14.92	0.82	$30,990
13	Waiters and Waitresses in South Carolina	490	14.06	0.96	$17,440
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in South Carolina	480	13.82	1.04	$46,500
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in South Carolina	470	13.68	1.53	$57,650
15	Nursing Assistants in South Carolina	470	13.61	1.46	$35,860
17	General and Operations Managers in South Carolina	420	12.29	0.55	$99,850
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in South Carolina	410	11.78	1.07	$40,210
19	Construction Laborers in South Carolina	390	11.26	1.60	$38,650
20	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in South Carolina	350	10.16	1.94	$78,290

Most concentrated occupations in Sumter, SC

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	4.23	110	3.09	$60,220
2	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	3.09	100	2.78	$44,530
3	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in South Carolina	2.81	880	25.41	$39,040
4	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2.63	110	3.09	$40,230
5	Childcare Workers	2.61	300	8.73	$27,660
6	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in South Carolina	2.30	340	9.95	$72,690
7	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2.05	270	7.87	$49,250
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.03	220	6.24	$50,340
9	Cooks, Fast Food in South Carolina	1.98	280	8.17	$23,980
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in South Carolina	1.94	350	10.16	$78,290

Occupation groups in Sumter, SC

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$97,070	$113,430	1,690	48.80	0.68
Computer and Mathematical	$87,760	$93,360	450	13.04	0.39
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$81,330	$86,180	240	6.80	0.72
Architecture and Engineering	$80,480	$89,850	510	14.65	0.87
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,360	$99,000	2,010	58.15	0.92
Business and Financial Operations	$76,400	$81,360	1,640	47.49	0.70
Legal	$60,480	$87,080	190	5.38	0.64
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,240	$59,690	1,990	57.54	1.47
Educational Instruction and Library	$54,390	$51,310	2,010	58.15	0.99
Community and Social Service	$48,410	$52,230	580	16.74	0.98
Construction and Extraction	$47,430	$54,860	1,560	45.00	1.09
Protective Service	$47,240	$50,100	730	21.24	0.87
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$45,430	$51,850	**	**	**
Production	$45,300	$47,370	3,970	114.76	2.08
Office and Administrative Support	$39,100	$43,080	4,270	123.49	1.08
Transportation and Material Moving	$36,690	$39,340	2,700	78.10	0.89
Healthcare Support	$33,280	$34,310	1,810	52.42	1.03
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$30,780	$33,600	1,050	30.40	1.04
Sales and Related	$30,100	$40,090	3,040	88.01	1.02
Personal Care and Service	$27,900	$31,730	790	22.95	1.10
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,360	$28,380	3,090	89.46	1.02
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in South Carolina, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 166 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Sumter, SC estimates (area 44940).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Sumter, SC area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.