Registered nurse · Sumter, SC

Registered nurse in Sumter: $2,434/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Sumter at $86,260 a year. About 670 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $66,830 and the 90th is $104,660. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× 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 $2,434 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Atlanta, about 231 miles away, at $2,807 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,434

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$86,260

$66,830 to $104,660

Rent (1 bd)

$1,013

$1,206 (2 bd)

Employment

670

Location quotient 0.89

Pay rank

163rd of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $86,260.

Taxes$1,746
Rent$1,013
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$2,434

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $86,260
Federal income tax: −$10,591
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,599
State income tax (SC): −$3,766
Take-home pay: $65,304
Effective tax rate: 24.3%

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

$7,188 gross, minus $1,746 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.

$2,434

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Atlanta, $2,807/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Sumter?

$86,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Sumter?

$2,434 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 7.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Atlanta, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,807 a month, more than Sumter.