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Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Sumter, SC

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Sumter, SC earns $26,180 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,800 a month.

10th percentile
$21,050
25th percentile
$21,840
Median percentile
$26,180
75th percentile
$28,430
90th percentile
$36,150

Based on 280 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

$21,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,180
Federal income tax−$1,008
Social Security + Medicare−$2,003
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,571
Monthly take-home$1,800
Every two weeks$831

Does it go far here?

$29,743Median pay in Sumter, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
59%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina