Average Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers Salary in Sumter, SC

Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Sumter, SC earn a median annual salary of $52,030, which is -31.8% compared to the national median. There are 190 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).

$52,030

Sumter, SC median annual wage

$25/hour median

-31.8%

Difference vs national median

National median is $76,290

190

Local employment

5.5 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.27

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $45,170
25th: $45,170
Median: $52,030
75th: $59,050
90th: $72,480

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

$59,112

Goods: 96.3%
Services: 87.3%
Rents: 60.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$150,650	Compare	2,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$133,190	Compare	7,860
Napa, CA	$128,980	Compare	280
Vallejo, CA	$128,470	Compare	660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$123,140	Compare	450
Salinas, CA	$122,290	Compare	780

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

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Dentists, General	$150,010	1.19
Chief Executives	$143,920	0.71
Financial Managers	$135,820	0.48
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$135,150	0.86
Pharmacists	$131,940	1.18
Sales Managers	$130,870	0.59
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$127,600	0.33
Managers, All Other	$127,520	0.38

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

Historical series

Trend for Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers in Sumter, SC

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Police And Sheriff'S Patrol Officers are projected to change by +3.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 53,700 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.