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Cooks, Restaurant salary in Sumter, SC

The median cooks, restaurant in Sumter, SC earns $31,370 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,125 a month.

10th percentile
$24,300
25th percentile
$28,870
Median percentile
$31,370
75th percentile
$37,870
90th percentile
$38,670

Based on 290 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

$25,504 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,370
Federal income tax−$1,584
Social Security + Medicare−$2,400
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,882
Monthly take-home$2,125
Every two weeks$981

Does it go far here?

$35,640Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
50%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

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