Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $59,240 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,852 a month.

10th percentile: $48,080
25th percentile: $53,510
Median percentile: $59,240
75th percentile: $74,710
90th percentile: $81,000

Based on 540 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

$46,225 take-home a year

Gross pay	$59,240
Federal income tax	−$4,929
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,532
South Carolina income tax (approx.)	−$3,554
Monthly take-home	$3,852
Every two weeks	$1,778

Does it go far here?

$60,438Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).

41%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
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,090

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina