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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC earns $46,790 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,081 a month.

10th percentile
$31,570
25th percentile
$38,040
Median percentile
$46,790
75th percentile
$57,300
90th percentile
$63,500

Based on 1,060 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

$36,968 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,790
Federal income tax−$3,435
Social Security + Medicare−$3,579
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,807
Monthly take-home$3,081
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$47,737Median pay in Hilton Head Island, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.0 vs 100).
51%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

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in South Carolina