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Average Painters, Construction And Maintenance Salary in Sumter, SC

Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Sumter, SC earn a median annual salary of $37,440, which is -23.1% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Sumter, SC (metro area).

$37,440
Sumter, SC median annual wage
$18/hour median
-23.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,660
50
Local employment
1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.95
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,770
25th
$37,440
Median
$37,440
75th
$37,440
90th
$47,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Sumter, SC, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,536
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 87.3%
Rents: 60.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Champaign-Urbana, IL$79,960Compare190
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$72,970Compare160
Urban Honolulu, HI$66,610Compare1,200
Fairbanks-College, AK$65,830Compare60
Rockford, IL$65,730Compare140
Anchorage, AK$64,580Compare250

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Sumter, SC

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$150,0101.19
Chief Executives$143,9200.71
Financial Managers$135,8200.48
Architectural And Engineering Managers$135,1500.86
Pharmacists$131,9401.18
Sales Managers$130,8700.59
Computer And Information Systems Managers$127,6000.33
Managers, All Other$127,5200.38

Sumter, SC has salary data for 174 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Sumter, SC

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Painters, Construction And Maintenance are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 28,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.