The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 | $22,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $36,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $28,600 | 3.01% | 9.37% |
| 2017 | $27,740 | 6.56% | - |
| 2016 | $25,920 | 6.60% | - |
| 2015 | $24,210 | -7.06% | - |
| 2012 | $25,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,600, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the highest paying city for nursing assistants in state of South Carolina, followed by Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary $28,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of nursing assistants in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville.