The annual salary statistics of general dentists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of general dentists 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 | $53,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for general dentists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $131,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of general dentists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,340 | 17.26% | -113.41% |
| 2021 | $80,540 | -145.60% | - |
| 2020 | $197,810 | 22.77% | - |
| 2019 | $152,760 | -35.98% | - |
| 2017 | $207,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,340 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for general dentists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of general dentists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 52.7 percent (52.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.