How much do Insurance Sales Agents make in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC?

Percentile spread

For Insurance Sales Agents, the published 10th percentile is $36,420 and the 90th percentile is $117,490. The difference is $81,070, which is 132.9% 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 $44,000 to the 75th at $81,690, covers $37,690.

The mean annual wage is $71,210, which sits above the median of $60,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $62,280 for Insurance Sales Agents. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,214, which is 0.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the South Carolina median of $61,350.

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 $60,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insurance Sales Agents at $62,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insurance Sales Agents. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ranks 9th of 18 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 $61,840 and employment of 260. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,954, against $62,214 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $78,890 and employment of 1,330. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,138, against $62,214 here.
• Brunswick-St. Simons, GA is 87 miles away, with a median of $53,750 and employment of 100. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,283, against $62,214 here.

Employment share

Insurance Sales Agents accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC (240 of 81,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (479,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.