The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners 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 | $37,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $101,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $68,190 | -2.49% | 2.96% |
| 2018 | $69,890 | 5.32% | - |
| 2016 | $66,170 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $66,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,190, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $77,830). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway |