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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $29,340 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,000 a month.

10th percentile
$19,710
25th percentile
$22,500
Median percentile
$29,340
75th percentile
$33,540
90th percentile
$39,850

Based on 550 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

$23,994 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,340
Federal income tax−$1,341
Social Security + Medicare−$2,245
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,760
Monthly take-home$2,000
Every two weeks$923

Does it go far here?

$29,934Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).
79%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,573 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hilton Head Island, SC

JobMedian 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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