How much do Firefighters make in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $36,810 and the 90th percentile is $75,100. The difference is $38,290, which is 76.3% 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 $38,130 to the 75th at $60,860, covers $22,730.

The mean annual wage is $52,020, which sits above the median of $50,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC median is 15.3% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,226, which is 13.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.9% higher than the South Carolina median of $42,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 98.017, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $51,226 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ranks 3rd of 17 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).).

• Savannah, GA is 32 miles away, with a median of $50,470 and employment of 720. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,011, against $51,226 here.
• Hinesville, GA is 61 miles away, with a median of $49,210 and employment of 150. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,388, against $51,226 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $46,830 and employment of 1,470. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,384, against $51,226 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.78% of wage-and-salary employment in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC (640 of 81,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.51 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.