The annual salary statistics of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aircraft mechanics and service technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,780 | 11.62% | 5.35% |
| 2021 | $61,670 | 4.48% | - |
| 2020 | $58,910 | 21.59% | - |
| 2019 | $46,190 | -47.85% | - |
| 2018 | $68,290 | 9.66% | - |
| 2017 | $61,690 | -7.07% | - |
| 2016 | $66,050 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $66,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,780, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $72,300). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Florence | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |