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Postal Service Mail Carriers salary in Sumter, SC

The median postal service mail carriers in Sumter, SC earns $52,520 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,436 a month.

10th percentile
$42,390
25th percentile
$42,390
Median percentile
$52,520
75th percentile
$79,980
90th percentile
$81,040

Based on 140 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

$41,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,520
Federal income tax−$4,122
Social Security + Medicare−$4,018
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,151
Monthly take-home$3,436
Every two weeks$1,586

Does it go far here?

$59,668Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
31%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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