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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Sumter, SC

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Sumter, SC earns $44,530 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,941 a month.

10th percentile
$44,530
25th percentile
$44,530
Median percentile
$44,530
75th percentile
$59,220
90th percentile
$59,220

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,288 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,530
Federal income tax−$3,164
Social Security + Medicare−$3,407
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,672
Monthly take-home$2,941
Every two weeks$1,357

Does it go far here?

$50,591Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sumter, SC

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$86,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,340
Customer Service Representatives$39,100
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,040
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,090
Office Clerks, General$35,260
Stockers and Order Fillers$30,990
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,640

All chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina