How much do Substitute Teachers, Short-Term make in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC?

Percentile spread

For Substitute Teachers, Short-Term, the published 10th percentile is $20,160 and the 90th percentile is $36,040. The difference is $15,880, which is 59.1% 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 $26,890 to the 75th at $35,360, covers $8,470.

The mean annual wage is $29,950, which sits above the median of $26,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC median is 35.5% lower than the national median of $41,670 for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,434, which is 34.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% lower than the South Carolina median of $30,400.

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 $26,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substitute Teachers, Short-Term at $27,434 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ranks 11th of 16 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 $34,170 and employment of 280. That median is 27.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,891, against $27,434 here.
• Hinesville, GA is 61 miles away, with a median of $22,030 and employment of 100. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,453, against $27,434 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $42,640 and employment of 1,180. That median is 58.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,234, against $27,434 here.