Mechanical Engineers salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median mechanical engineers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $104,150 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,321 a month.

10th percentile: $77,750
25th percentile: $81,330
Median percentile: $104,150
75th percentile: $146,530
90th percentile: $166,470

Based on 40 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

$75,851 take-home a year

Gross pay	$104,150
Federal income tax	−$14,083
Social Security + Medicare	−$7,967
South Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$6,249
Monthly take-home	$6,321
Every two weeks	$2,917

Does it go far here?

$106,257Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).

25%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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