The annual salary statistics of travel agents in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of travel agents 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 | $20,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $59,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,120 | 15.97% | 22.04% |
| 2021 | $29,510 | -7.66% | - |
| 2017 | $31,770 | 13.82% | - |
| 2016 | $27,380 | -22.57% | - |
| 2015 | $33,560 | 18.41% | - |
| 2012 | $27,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,120 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |