Pharmacist · Sumter, SC
Pharmacist in Sumter: $4,744/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Sumter at $129,820 a year. About 80 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $104,320 and the 90th is $166,190. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× 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 $4,744 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 37 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,744
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,820
$104,320 to $166,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
367th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $129,820.
- Taxes$3,067
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$4,744
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,820
- Federal income tax
- −$20,404
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,931
- State income tax (SC)
- −$6,466
- Take-home pay
- $93,019
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
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
$10,818 gross, minus $3,067 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$4,744
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Sumter?
$129,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Sumter?
$4,744 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 10.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 37 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Sumter.