The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lawyers 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 | $50,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $170,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $170,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $94,940 | 0.40% | -0.74% |
| 2021 | $94,560 | -2.51% | - |
| 2020 | $96,930 | 9.18% | - |
| 2019 | $88,030 | 10.19% | - |
| 2018 | $79,060 | -24.27% | - |
| 2017 | $98,250 | 2.66% | - |
| 2016 | $95,640 | 10.82% | - |
| 2015 | $85,290 | -12.14% | - |
| 2012 | $95,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,940 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 40.2 percent (40.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.