SOC 15-1232 · Sumter, SC metro

Computer User Support Specialists Salary in Sumter, SC

The average salary for computer user support specialists in Sumter, South Carolina is $53,690 a year ($25.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,080: half of the 80 people in this job in the Sumter, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

$53,690average per year

$25.81 / hourMedian $47,080Take-home ≈ $44,076

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 8South Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer User Support Specialists pay range in Sumter

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,920 or more. The middle half of computer user support specialists in Sumter earn between $39,690 and $65,970.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,690$4,474$25.81
Median$47,080$3,923$22.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,690$3,308$19.08
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,970$5,498$31.72

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer User Support Specialists salary after taxes in Sumter

On the average salary of $53,690, a single filer in Sumter takes home about $44,076 a year, or $3,673 a month and $1,695 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Sumter a good place for computer user support specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sumter area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.0), so the average $53,690 buys what about $60,998 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Sumter ($42,890). A typical home costs $210,445, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in other South Carolina cities

Sumter ranks 7th of 8 South Carolina metro areas for this job; Hilton Head Island pays the most ($68,710).

All Computer User Support Specialists salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for computer user support specialists

Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,110).

Computer User Support Specialists salary by city

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Computer User Support Specialists salary in Sumter: questions

How much do computer user support specialists make an hour in Sumter?

$25.81 an hour on average, and $22.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer user support specialists salary in Sumter?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer user support specialists take-home pay in Sumter?

About $44,076 a year ($3,673 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,690.

Do computer user support specialists earn more in Sumter than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($68,439).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1232; area Sumter, SC (44940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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