The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders 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 | $17,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders 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 $35,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,750 | 8.96% | 9.35% |
| 2021 | $18,890 | -2.75% | - |
| 2020 | $19,410 | 2.58% | - |
| 2019 | $18,910 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $18,040 | -1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $18,220 | -3.24% | - |
| 2016 | $18,810 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $18,660 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $18,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,750 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.