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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Sumter, SC

The median substitute teachers, short-term in Sumter, SC earns $22,050 a year, 47% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,537 a month.

10th percentile
$18,210
25th percentile
$19,250
Median percentile
$22,050
75th percentile
$31,140
90th percentile
$47,700

Based on 60 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

$18,445 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,050
Federal income tax−$595
Social Security + Medicare−$1,687
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,323
Monthly take-home$1,537
Every two weeks$709

Does it go far here?

$25,051Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
69%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 substitute teachers, short-term salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina