SOC 13-1081 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Logisticians make in Sumter, SC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Logisticians in Sumter, SC is $93,640. The 10th percentile is $53,390 and the 90th percentile is $133,210. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$93,640

10th percentile
$53,390
25th percentile
$77,950
Median
$93,640
75th percentile
$112,260
90th percentile
$133,210
Mean
$94,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Logisticians, the published 10th percentile is $53,390 and the 90th percentile is $133,210. The difference is $79,820, which is 85.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $77,950 to the 75th at $112,260, covers $34,310.

The mean annual wage is $94,030, which sits above the median of $93,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sumter, SC median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $82,320 for Logisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,385, which is 29.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.6% higher than the South Carolina median of $80,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sumter, SC is 88.020, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logisticians at $106,385 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Logisticians. Sumter, SC ranks 2nd of 27 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Florence, SC is 37 miles away, with a median of $75,240 and employment of 170. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,708, against $106,385 here.
  • Columbia, SC is 39 miles away, with a median of $75,800 and employment of 490. That median is 19.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,929, against $106,385 here.
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 66 miles away, with a median of $82,780 and employment of 1,410. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,991, against $106,385 here.

Employment share

Logisticians accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Sumter, SC (70 of 34,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Sumter, SC · Logisticians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Logisticians make in Sumter, SC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Logisticians in Sumter, SC is $93,640. The 10th percentile is $53,390 and the 90th percentile is $133,210. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Logisticians?

The local median is 13.8% higher than the national median of $82,320.

What is Logisticians pay in Sumter, SC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sumter, SC is 88.020, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $93,640 is $106,385. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sumter, SC compare with nearby metros for Logisticians?

Florence, SC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $75,240. Sumter, SC ranks 2nd of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.