Cooks, Fast Food salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median cooks, fast food in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $28,290 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,934 a month.

10th percentile: $22,230
25th percentile: $23,560
Median percentile: $28,290
75th percentile: $34,930
90th percentile: $41,600

Based on 300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$23,209 take-home a year

Gross pay	$28,290
Federal income tax	−$1,219
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,164
South Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$1,697
Monthly take-home	$1,934
Every two weeks	$893

Does it go far here?

$28,862Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).

81%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,573 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hilton Head Island, SC

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$102,770
Registered Nurses	$81,400
Project Management Specialists	$79,990
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,290
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,990
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,860
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,240

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