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Salaries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Comprehensive compensation, employment metrics, and cost-of-living purchasing power analysis for the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC labor market.

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🏙️ Beaufort 🏙️ Parris Island 🏙️ Okatie 🏙️ Bluffton 🏙️ Coosawhatchie 🏙️ Daufuskie Island 🏙️ Early Branch 🏙️ Saint Helena Island 🏙️ Garnett 🏙️ Hilton Head Island 🏙️ Hardeeville 🏙️ Lobeco 🏙️ Pineland 🏙️ Port Royal 🏙️ Ridgeland 🏙️ Seabrook 🏙️ Sheldon 🏙️ Tillman 🏙️ Varnville 🏙️ Yemassee 29901
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🏙️ Beaufort 🏙️ Parris Island 🏙️ Okatie 🏙️ Bluffton 🏙️ Coosawhatchie 🏙️ Daufuskie Island 🏙️ Early Branch 🏙️ Saint Helena Island 🏙️ Garnett 🏙️ Hilton Head Island 🏙️ Hardeeville 🏙️ Lobeco 🏙️ Pineland 🏙️ Port Royal 🏙️ Ridgeland 🏙️ Seabrook 🏙️ Sheldon 🏙️ Tillman 🏙️ Varnville 🏙️ Yemassee 29901
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📮 29902 📮 29903 📮 29904 📮 29905 📮 29906 📮 29907 📮 29909 📮 29910 📮 29912 📮 29915 📮 29916 📮 29920 📮 29922 📮 29925 📮 29926 📮 29927 📮 29928 📮 29931 📮 29934 📮 29935 📮 29936 📮 29938 📮 29940 📮 29941 📮 29943 📮 29944 📮 29945
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📮 29902 📮 29903 📮 29904 📮 29905 📮 29906 📮 29907 📮 29909 📮 29910 📮 29912 📮 29915 📮 29916 📮 29920 📮 29922 📮 29925 📮 29926 📮 29927 📮 29928 📮 29931 📮 29934 📮 29935 📮 29936 📮 29938 📮 29940 📮 29941 📮 29943 📮 29944 📮 29945
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All Items96
Services97.9
Housing93.2
Goods95.9
Utilities85.5
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Occupations in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

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Occupation ▲▼ Median Salary ▲▼ Employment ▲▼ RPP-Adjusted ▲▼ Profile
▶Chief Executives $174,230 60 — View profile →
▶General and Operations Managers $102,770 1,190 — View profile →
▶Marketing Managers $124,800 80 — View profile →
▶Sales Managers $124,290 300 — View profile →
▶Administrative Services Managers $104,240 70 — View profile →
▶Facilities Managers $106,330 80 — View profile →
▶Computer and Information Systems Managers $144,990 60 — View profile →
▶Financial Managers $128,900 280 — View profile →
▶Industrial Production Managers $121,560 50 — View profile →
▶Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $101,830 50 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Managers $118,750 50 — View profile →
▶Construction Managers $104,600 280 — View profile →
▶Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $102,280 200 — View profile →
▶Food Service Managers $74,870 320 — View profile →
▶Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling $99,640 50 — View profile →
▶Lodging Managers $76,940 70 — View profile →
▶Medical and Health Services Managers $104,570 350 — View profile →
▶Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $69,990 380 — View profile →
▶Social and Community Service Managers $84,470 100 — View profile →
▶Managers, All Other $127,640 60 — View profile →
▶Buyers and Purchasing Agents $65,770 150 — View profile →
▶Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $79,000 40 — View profile →
▶Compliance Officers $64,150 120 — View profile →
▶Cost Estimators $70,260 130 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Specialists $69,740 300 — View profile →
▶Logisticians $73,920 70 — View profile →
▶Project Management Specialists $79,990 550 — View profile →
▶Management Analysts $119,430 340 — View profile →
▶Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $45,810 60 — View profile →
▶Fundraisers $66,990 40 — View profile →
▶Training and Development Specialists $64,740 140 — View profile →
▶Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $71,330 450 — View profile →
▶Business Operations Specialists, All Other $76,400 240 — View profile →
▶Accountants and Auditors $77,610 470 — View profile →
▶Financial and Investment Analysts $95,710 120 — View profile →
▶Personal Financial Advisors $100,510 80 — View profile →
▶Loan Officers $61,920 130 — View profile →
▶Financial Specialists, All Other $75,360 60 — View profile →
▶Computer Systems Analysts $97,770 120 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Support Specialists $74,180 80 — View profile →
▶Computer User Support Specialists $61,930 200 — View profile →
▶Computer Network Architects $82,300 60 — View profile →
▶Database Architects N/A 50 — View profile →
▶Network and Computer Systems Administrators $100,900 70 — View profile →
▶Software Developers $125,760 260 — View profile →
▶Computer Occupations, All Other $96,890 80 — View profile →
▶Data Scientists $93,930 60 — View profile →
▶Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $102,160 80 — View profile →
▶Landscape Architects N/A 50 — View profile →
▶Surveyors $59,740 60 — View profile →
▶Civil Engineers $83,420 50 — View profile →
▶Electrical Engineers $75,020 50 — View profile →
▶Mechanical Engineers $104,150 40 — View profile →
▶Architectural and Civil Drafters $60,880 50 — View profile →
▶Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $78,500 30 — View profile →
▶Surveying and Mapping Technicians $44,790 110 — View profile →
▶Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists N/A 30 — View profile →
▶Urban and Regional Planners $94,670 40 — View profile →
▶Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $88,610 40 — View profile →
▶Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $69,200 190 — View profile →
▶Rehabilitation Counselors $35,870 40 — View profile →
▶Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $49,630 200 — View profile →
▶Child, Family, and School Social Workers $52,280 150 — View profile →
▶Healthcare Social Workers $69,330 60 — View profile →
▶Social and Human Service Assistants $43,480 170 — View profile →
▶Lawyers $107,740 370 — View profile →
▶Paralegals and Legal Assistants $53,930 300 — View profile →
▶Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $80,400 40 — View profile →
▶Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $106,370 120 — View profile →
▶Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $81,500 30 — View profile →
▶Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $35,960 160 — View profile →
▶Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $64,810 100 — View profile →
▶Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $64,990 870 — View profile →
▶Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $64,600 370 — View profile →
▶Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $65,290 680 — View profile →
▶Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $82,310 70 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $66,500 80 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Middle School $63,370 40 — View profile →
▶Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,260 70 — View profile →
▶Self-Enrichment Teachers $38,730 150 — View profile →
▶Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $26,890 N/A — View profile →
▶Teachers and Instructors, All Other $50,000 60 — View profile →
▶Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $77,030 60 — View profile →
▶Library Technicians $30,900 40 — View profile →
▶Instructional Coordinators $78,860 150 — View profile →
▶Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $24,950 350 — View profile →
▶Art Directors $93,160 30 — View profile →
▶Graphic Designers $58,670 40 — View profile →
▶Interior Designers $62,200 80 — View profile →
▶Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $37,540 100 — View profile →
▶Coaches and Scouts $38,260 90 — View profile →
▶Public Relations Specialists N/A 100 — View profile →
▶Interpreters and Translators $39,210 40 — View profile →
▶Audio and Video Technicians $49,990 50 — View profile →
▶Dentists, General $144,640 50 — View profile →
▶Dietitians and Nutritionists $66,030 30 — View profile →
▶Pharmacists $137,360 180 — View profile →
▶Physician Assistants $125,350 80 — View profile →
▶Occupational Therapists $100,820 70 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapists $96,940 130 — View profile →
▶Speech-Language Pathologists $88,060 100 — View profile →
▶Veterinarians $103,490 50 — View profile →
▶Registered Nurses $81,400 1,410 — View profile →
▶Nurse Practitioners $119,130 260 — View profile →
▶Family Medicine Physicians $276,020 30 — View profile →
▶General Internal Medicine Physicians $227,660 50 — View profile →
▶Physicians, All Other $412,490 110 — View profile →
▶Dental Hygienists $90,660 160 — View profile →
▶Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $49,730 100 — View profile →
▶Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $64,620 130 — View profile →
▶Emergency Medical Technicians $39,830 90 — View profile →
▶Paramedics $48,420 50 — View profile →
▶Pharmacy Technicians $40,370 290 — View profile →
▶Surgical Technologists $62,810 40 — View profile →
▶Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $38,100 120 — View profile →
▶Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $64,270 250 — View profile →
▶Medical Records Specialists $61,520 100 — View profile →
▶Opticians, Dispensing $48,120 50 — View profile →
▶Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $46,010 40 — View profile →
▶Home Health and Personal Care Aides $30,900 2,220 — View profile →
▶Nursing Assistants $37,730 770 — View profile →
▶Physical Therapist Assistants $58,190 70 — View profile →
▶Massage Therapists $62,120 140 — View profile →
▶Dental Assistants $47,120 270 — View profile →
▶Medical Assistants $43,610 560 — View profile →
▶Phlebotomists $44,220 80 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $104,880 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $83,780 90 — View profile →
▶Firefighters $50,210 640 — View profile →
▶Correctional Officers and Jailers $57,100 100 — View profile →
▶Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $59,240 540 — View profile →
▶Security Guards $36,810 680 — View profile →
▶Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers N/A 60 — View profile →
▶Chefs and Head Cooks $73,690 240 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $45,450 980 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Fast Food $28,290 300 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $38,920 280 — View profile →
▶Cooks, Restaurant $36,820 1,730 — View profile →
▶Food Preparation Workers $36,920 960 — View profile →
▶Bartenders $20,030 660 — View profile →
▶Fast Food and Counter Workers $29,550 2,440 — View profile →
▶Waiters and Waitresses $19,830 3,390 — View profile →
▶Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $34,480 220 — View profile →
▶Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $29,590 490 — View profile →
▶Dishwashers $33,040 410 — View profile →
▶Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $29,340 550 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,120 170 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $60,860 260 — View profile →
▶Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,380 1,000 — View profile →
▶Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,070 1,040 — View profile →
▶Pest Control Workers $43,130 180 — View profile →
▶Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $37,770 1,550 — View profile →
▶Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $36,840 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $59,090 160 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $47,790 100 — View profile →
▶Animal Caretakers $35,080 220 — View profile →
▶Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $24,050 110 — View profile →
▶Amusement and Recreation Attendants $28,300 1,140 — View profile →
▶Barbers $35,890 30 — View profile →
▶Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $34,730 260 — View profile →
▶Manicurists and Pedicurists $34,670 70 — View profile →
▶Skincare Specialists $47,150 70 — View profile →
▶Baggage Porters and Bellhops $25,490 60 — View profile →
▶Concierges $40,970 40 — View profile →
▶Childcare Workers $30,740 220 — View profile →
▶Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $44,870 310 — View profile →
▶Recreation Workers $35,790 280 — View profile →
▶Residential Advisors $44,990 40 — View profile →
▶Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $46,990 50 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $49,450 980 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $85,120 90 — View profile →
▶Cashiers $30,350 2,280 — View profile →
▶Counter and Rental Clerks $38,620 250 — View profile →
▶Parts Salespersons $33,640 160 — View profile →
▶Retail Salespersons $33,880 3,700 — View profile →
▶Advertising Sales Agents $59,770 50 — View profile →
▶Insurance Sales Agents $60,980 240 — View profile →
▶Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $57,320 310 — View profile →
▶Travel Agents $38,000 40 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $51,570 720 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $95,850 40 — View profile →
▶Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,860 530 — View profile →
▶Real Estate Sales Agents $76,820 420 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $59,090 960 — View profile →
▶Bill and Account Collectors $40,680 120 — View profile →
▶Billing and Posting Clerks $44,130 140 — View profile →
▶Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $50,250 850 — View profile →
▶Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $48,660 40 — View profile →
▶Tellers $45,310 150 — View profile →
▶Brokerage Clerks $60,890 40 — View profile →
▶Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $47,460 90 — View profile →
▶Customer Service Representatives $37,590 1,640 — View profile →
▶Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $42,230 50 — View profile →
▶File Clerks $46,300 30 — View profile →
▶Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,550 530 — View profile →
▶Library Assistants, Clerical $39,810 50 — View profile →
▶Loan Interviewers and Clerks $45,780 60 — View profile →
▶Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $44,950 N/A — View profile →
▶Receptionists and Information Clerks $35,510 650 — View profile →
▶Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks $38,650 40 — View profile →
▶Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,440 30 — View profile →
▶Public Safety Telecommunicators $47,570 50 — View profile →
▶Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $45,740 110 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Clerks $68,670 50 — View profile →
▶Postal Service Mail Carriers $60,880 180 — View profile →
▶Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,190 160 — View profile →
▶Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $42,400 220 — View profile →
▶Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $62,270 70 — View profile →
▶Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $58,500 130 — View profile →
▶Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $41,600 740 — View profile →
▶Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,790 1,060 — View profile →
▶Data Entry Keyers $49,280 60 — View profile →
▶Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $44,080 100 — View profile →
▶Office Clerks, General $38,290 1,510 — View profile →
▶Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $50,940 30 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $76,620 580 — View profile →
▶Carpenters $49,070 440 — View profile →
▶Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $49,420 90 — View profile →
▶Construction Laborers $45,750 910 — View profile →
▶Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $50,740 320 — View profile →
▶Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $47,910 50 — View profile →
▶Electricians $57,030 220 — View profile →
▶Glaziers $54,950 50 — View profile →
▶Painters, Construction and Maintenance $38,560 170 — View profile →
▶Pipelayers $44,170 80 — View profile →
▶Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $54,870 210 — View profile →
▶Roofers $46,760 40 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Electricians $38,500 90 — View profile →
▶Construction and Building Inspectors $56,160 120 — View profile →
▶Highway Maintenance Workers $50,700 50 — View profile →
▶Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $41,600 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $75,390 390 — View profile →
▶Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $59,310 90 — View profile →
▶Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $57,600 30 — View profile →
▶Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $76,780 60 — View profile →
▶Automotive Body and Related Repairers $49,000 60 — View profile →
▶Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,920 560 — View profile →
▶Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $60,130 70 — View profile →
▶Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $60,880 70 — View profile →
▶Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $54,160 50 — View profile →
▶Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $48,320 70 — View profile →
▶Tire Repairers and Changers $36,950 40 — View profile →
▶Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $58,280 420 — View profile →
▶Industrial Machinery Mechanics $56,910 60 — View profile →
▶Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $77,540 80 — View profile →
▶Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $46,170 1,140 — View profile →
▶Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $38,670 100 — View profile →
▶Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $45,380 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $75,370 140 — View profile →
▶Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,710 160 — View profile →
▶Bakers $39,080 100 — View profile →
▶Butchers and Meat Cutters $42,720 110 — View profile →
▶Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $54,030 90 — View profile →
▶Printing Press Operators $42,240 40 — View profile →
▶Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $31,920 140 — View profile →
▶Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters $51,870 30 — View profile →
▶Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $48,650 170 — View profile →
▶Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $42,640 120 — View profile →
▶Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,280 40 — View profile →
▶First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $57,320 220 — View profile →
▶Driver/Sales Workers $21,850 220 — View profile →
▶Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $52,530 730 — View profile →
▶Light Truck Drivers $37,260 300 — View profile →
▶Bus Drivers, School $31,650 140 — View profile →
▶Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $32,860 180 — View profile →
▶Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other $34,230 40 — View profile →
▶Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $47,590 80 — View profile →
▶Parking Attendants $35,210 70 — View profile →
▶Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $37,440 30 — View profile →
▶Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $43,370 100 — View profile →
▶Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $33,920 160 — View profile →
▶Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,040 1,000 — View profile →
▶Packers and Packagers, Hand $28,380 250 — View profile →
▶Stockers and Order Fillers $36,110 1,480 — View profile →
▶Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $46,340 70 — View profile →