Electrician · Hilton Head Island, SC

Electrician in Hilton Head Island: $395/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Hilton Head Island at $57,030 a year. About 220 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $45,090 and the 90th is $73,860. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× 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 $395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Warner Robins, about 169 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$395

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,030

$45,090 to $73,860

Rent (1 bd)

$1,483

$1,766 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 0.56

Pay rank

307th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,030.

Taxes$927
Rent$1,483
Other living costs$1,948
Left over$395

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,030
Federal income tax: −$4,805
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,363
State income tax (SC): −$1,953
Take-home pay: $45,909
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

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

$4,753 gross, minus $927 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.

$395

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Warner Robins, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Hilton Head Island?

$57,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Hilton Head Island?

$395 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 3.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Warner Robins, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.