Civil engineer · Hilton Head Island, SC
Civil engineer in Hilton Head Island: $1,859/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Hilton Head Island at $83,420 a year. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.28). The 10th percentile is $54,290 and the 90th is $143,480. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,483/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,859 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, at $3,500 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,859
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,420
$54,290 to $143,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,483
$1,766 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.28
Pay rank
319th of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $83,420.
- Taxes$1,661
- Rent$1,483
- Other living costs$1,948
- Left over$1,859
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,420
- Federal income tax
- −$9,966
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,382
- State income tax (SC)
- −$3,589
- Take-home pay
- $63,482
- Effective tax rate
- 23.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,483
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,431
Left over each month
$6,952 gross, minus $1,661 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.
$1,859
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $3,500/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Hilton Head Island?
$83,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Hilton Head Island?
$1,859 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,483, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, leaves $3,500 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.