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Medical Assistants salary in Sumter, SC

The median medical assistants in Sumter, SC earns $40,780 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,708 a month.

10th percentile
$30,850
25th percentile
$35,320
Median percentile
$40,780
75th percentile
$47,590
90th percentile
$47,590

Based on 170 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

$32,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,780
Federal income tax−$2,714
Social Security + Medicare−$3,120
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,447
Monthly take-home$2,708
Every two weeks$1,250

Does it go far here?

$46,330Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
39%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 medical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina