Physical therapist · Sumter, SC

Physical therapist in Sumter: $3,196/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Sumter at $100,520 a year. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $60,170 and the 90th is $115,210. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× 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 $3,196 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, at $3,726 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,196

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$100,520

$60,170 to $115,210

Rent (1 bd)

$1,013

$1,206 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

194th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $100,520.

Taxes$2,172
Rent$1,013
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$3,196

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $100,520
Federal income tax: −$13,728
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,690
State income tax (SC): −$4,650
Take-home pay: $74,452
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

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

$8,377 gross, minus $2,172 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.

$3,196

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $3,726/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Sumter?

$100,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Sumter?

$3,196 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 8.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, leaves $3,726 a month, more than Sumter.