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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Sumter, SC

The median home health and personal care aides in Sumter, SC earns $28,030 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,918 a month.

10th percentile
$22,360
25th percentile
$27,500
Median percentile
$28,030
75th percentile
$30,820
90th percentile
$33,950

Based on 890 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

$23,011 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,030
Federal income tax−$1,193
Social Security + Medicare−$2,144
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,682
Monthly take-home$1,918
Every two weeks$885

Does it go far here?

$31,845Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
55%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 home health and personal care aides salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina