Firefighter · Hilton Head Island, SC
Firefighter in Hilton Head Island: -$27/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hilton Head Island at $50,210 a year. About 640 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.50). The 10th percentile is $36,810 and the 90th is $75,100. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× 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 -$27 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 247 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$27
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,210
$36,810 to $75,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,483
$1,766 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 3.50
Pay rank
192nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,210.
- Taxes$780
- Rent$1,483
- Other living costs$1,948
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,210
- Federal income tax
- −$3,987
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,841
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,530
- Take-home pay
- $40,852
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
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
$4,184 gross, minus $780 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.
-$27
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,013/mo.
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Other jobs in Hilton Head Island
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Hilton Head Island?
$50,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hilton Head Island?
-$27 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 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 247 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.