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Top Paying Jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC has 100 tracked occupation categories totaling 17,620 jobs. The highest-paying occupations include Physicians, All Other ($412,490), Family Medicine Physicians ($276,020), General Internal Medicine Physicians ($227,660). The cost of living index is 98.02 (national average = 100). Median 2-bedroom rent is $1,816/month.

$95K
Avg. median salary
98.02
Cost of living index
$1,816
Median 2BR rent
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Population

Highest paying careers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal

RankOccupationCategoryMedian salaryHourly
21First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesPublic Safety$105K$50.42/hr
22Construction ManagersManagement$105K$50.29/hr
23Medical and Health Services ManagersManagement$105K$50.28/hr
24Administrative Services ManagersManagement$104K$50.11/hr
25Mechanical EngineersEngineering$104K$50.07/hr
26VeterinariansHealthcare$103K$49.76/hr
27General and Operations ManagersManagement$103K$49.41/hr
28Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryManagement$102KN/A
29Architects, Except Landscape and NavalEngineering$102K$49.12/hr
30Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersManagement$102K$48.96/hr

Affordability snapshot: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal

Cost of living vs. national average-2.0% less expensive
2-bedroom apartment (FMR)$1,816/mo

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