The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 | $39,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 $82,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,380 | 2.43% | 0.84% |
| 2021 | $50,130 | -12.69% | - |
| 2020 | $56,490 | -36.57% | - |
| 2019 | $77,150 | -2.93% | - |
| 2018 | $79,410 | -1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $80,260 | 36.52% | - |
| 2016 | $50,950 | 0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $50,650 | -0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $50,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,380 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.