Software developer · Sumter, SC
Software developer in Sumter: $4,332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Sumter at $121,880 a year. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.15). The 10th percentile is $71,480 and the 90th is $184,660. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× 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 $4,332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, at $5,224 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$121,880
$71,480 to $184,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.15
Pay rank
180th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $121,880.
- Taxes$2,816
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$4,332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $121,880
- Federal income tax
- −$18,498
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,324
- State income tax (SC)
- −$5,974
- Take-home pay
- $88,084
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
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
$10,157 gross, minus $2,816 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$4,332
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $5,224/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Sumter?
$121,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Sumter?
$4,332 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 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 202 miles away, leaves $5,224 a month, more than Sumter.