High school teacher · Sumter, SC
High school teacher in Sumter: $1,008/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Sumter at $60,110 a year. About 310 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $41,760 and the 90th is $75,170. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× 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 $1,008 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 217 miles away, at $1,762 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,008
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,110
$41,760 to $75,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,013
$1,206 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
303rd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,110.
- Taxes$993
- Rent$1,013
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$1,008
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,110
- Federal income tax
- −$5,175
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,598
- State income tax (SC)
- −$2,144
- Take-home pay
- $48,193
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
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
$5,009 gross, minus $993 in tax and $3,008 in living costs.
$1,008
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,762/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Sumter?
$60,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Sumter?
$1,008 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 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Warner Robins, about 217 miles away, leaves $1,762 a month, more than Sumter.