Fast Food and Counter Workers salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median fast food and counter workers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $29,550 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,013 a month.

10th percentile: $23,100
25th percentile: $26,800
Median percentile: $29,550
75th percentile: $35,150
90th percentile: $37,250

Based on 2,440 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

$24,150 take-home a year

Gross pay	$29,550
Federal income tax	−$1,366
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,261
South Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$1,773
Monthly take-home	$2,013
Every two weeks	$929

Does it go far here?

$30,148Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).

78%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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