Police officer · Sumter, SC
Police officer in Sumter: $689/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Sumter at $54,940 a year. About 210 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $44,640 and the 90th is $72,280. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× 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 $689 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, at $1,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$689
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,940
$44,640 to $72,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
340th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $54,940.
- Taxes$882
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$689
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,940
- Federal income tax
- −$4,554
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,203
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,824
- Take-home pay
- $44,359
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
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
$4,578 gross, minus $882 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$689
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $1,501/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Sumter?
$54,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Sumter?
$689 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 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, leaves $1,501 a month, more than Sumter.