Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Hilton Head Island Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area
Figures describe the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Hilton Head Island city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 270 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $412,490 | $198.31 | 110 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $276,020 | $132.70 | 30 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $227,660 | $109.45 | 50 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $174,230 | $83.77 | 60 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $144,990 | $69.71 | 60 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $144,640 | $69.54 | 50 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $137,360 | $66.04 | 180 |
| 8 | Financial Managers | $128,900 | $61.97 | 280 |
| 9 | Managers, All Other | $127,640 | $61.37 | 60 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $125,760 | $60.46 | 260 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $125,350 | $60.26 | 80 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $124,800 | $60.00 | 80 |
| 13 | Sales Managers | $124,290 | $59.75 | 300 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $121,560 | $58.44 | 50 |
| 15 | Management Analysts | $119,430 | $57.42 | 340 |
| 16 | Nurse Practitioners | $119,130 | $57.28 | 260 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $118,750 | $57.09 | 50 |
| 18 | Lawyers | $107,740 | $51.80 | 370 |
| 19 | Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $106,370 | $51.14 | 120 |
| 20 | Facilities Managers | $106,330 | $51.12 | 80 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $104,880 | $50.42 | 50 |
| 22 | Construction Managers | $104,600 | $50.29 | 280 |
| 23 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $104,570 | $50.28 | 350 |
| 24 | Administrative Services Managers | $104,240 | $50.11 | 70 |
| 25 | Mechanical Engineers | $104,150 | $50.07 | 40 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Hilton Head Island metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.