The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 | $38,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers 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 $73,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,000 | 2.00% | 11.29% |
| 2021 | $50,960 | 3.43% | - |
| 2020 | $49,210 | 6.36% | - |
| 2019 | $46,080 | -3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $47,520 | 0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $47,480 | 2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $46,130 | 3.30% | - |
| 2015 | $44,610 | -3.41% | - |
| 2012 | $46,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,000, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $58,620). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower.