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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Sumter, SC

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Sumter, SC earns $40,210 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,673 a month.

10th percentile
$24,590
25th percentile
$33,170
Median percentile
$40,210
75th percentile
$49,700
90th percentile
$59,020

Based on 410 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

$32,076 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,210
Federal income tax−$2,645
Social Security + Medicare−$3,076
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,413
Monthly take-home$2,673
Every two weeks$1,234

Does it go far here?

$45,683Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
40%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina