Firefighter · Sumter, SC
Firefighter in Sumter: $6/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sumter at $43,890 a year. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $28,440 and the 90th is $55,330. Pay ranks 270th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,013/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, at $453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,890
$28,440 to $55,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
270th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $43,890.
- Taxes$644
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$6
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,890
- Federal income tax
- −$3,228
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,358
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,139
- Take-home pay
- $36,165
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,013
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,008
Left over each month
$3,658 gross, minus $644 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$6
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $453/mo.
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Other jobs in Sumter
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Sumter?
$43,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sumter?
$6 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,013, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, leaves $453 a month, more than Sumter.