SOC 11-2021 · Sumter, SC metro

Marketing Managers Salary in Sumter, SC

The average salary for marketing managers in Sumter, South Carolina is $182,670 a year ($87.82 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $133,720: half of the 30 people in this job in the Sumter, SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($177,770).

$182,670average per year

$87.82 / hourMedian $133,720Take-home ≈ $127,570

  • $72K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $134KMedian
  • $217K75th
  • $344K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8South Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Marketing Managers pay range in Sumter

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $343,720 or more. The middle half of marketing managers in Sumter earn between $89,640 and $216,850.

  • $72K10th
  • $90K25th
  • $134KMedian
  • $217K75th
  • $344K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$182,670$15,222$87.82
Median$133,720$11,143$64.29
Entry level (25th percentile)$89,640$7,470$43.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$216,850$18,071$104.25

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

Marketing Managers pay in Sumter vs. South Carolina and the U.S.

Marketing managers in Sumter earn 12% more than the South Carolina average ($162,650) and about the same as the U.S. average ($177,770). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $166,790.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sumter$182,670$133,720$72,270$343,72030
South Carolina$162,650$143,290$79,870$275,4303,760
United States$177,770$166,790$90,260$293,610395,240

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Marketing Managers salary after taxes in Sumter

On the average salary of $182,670, a single filer in Sumter takes home about $127,570 a year, or $10,631 a month and $4,907 every two weeks. Taxes take 30% 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 marketing managers? 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 $182,670 buys what about $207,532 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Sumter ($42,890). A typical home costs $210,445, or 1.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Marketing Managers salary in other South Carolina cities

Sumter ranks 1st of 8 South Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Marketing Managers salaries in South Carolina

Highest-paying cities for marketing managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($255,360).

Marketing Managers salary by city

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Marketing Managers salary in Sumter: questions

How much do marketing managers make an hour in Sumter?

$87.82 an hour on average, and $64.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level marketing managers salary in Sumter?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $89,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the marketing managers take-home pay in Sumter?

About $127,570 a year ($10,631 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $182,670.

Do marketing managers earn more in Sumter than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($177,770).

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 11-2021; area Sumter, SC (44940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 14.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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