Cooks, Restaurant salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median cooks, restaurant in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $36,820 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,463 a month.

10th percentile: $27,960
25th percentile: $34,480
Median percentile: $36,820
75th percentile: $43,690
90th percentile: $46,740

Based on 1,730 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

$29,556 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,820
Federal income tax	−$2,238
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,817
South Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$2,209
Monthly take-home	$2,463
Every two weeks	$1,137

Does it go far here?

$37,565Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).

64%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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