The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $35,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $66,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,910 | -1.52% | 9.10% |
| 2021 | $50,670 | 11.82% | - |
| 2020 | $44,680 | 7.39% | - |
| 2019 | $41,380 | -1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $42,180 | -2.04% | - |
| 2017 | $43,040 | -5.41% | - |
| 2016 | $45,370 | 1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $44,910 | -1.02% | - |
| 2012 | $45,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,910, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the highest paying city for firefighters in state of South Carolina, followed by Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway (median annual salary $44,450). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway.