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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Sumter, SC

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Sumter, SC earns $54,940 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,586 a month.

10th percentile
$44,640
25th percentile
$44,640
Median percentile
$54,940
75th percentile
$58,360
90th percentile
$72,280

Based on 210 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

$43,028 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,940
Federal income tax−$4,413
Social Security + Medicare−$4,203
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,296
Monthly take-home$3,586
Every two weeks$1,655

Does it go far here?

$62,418Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
29%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina