Physical therapist · Hilton Head Island, SC

Physical therapist in Hilton Head Island: $2,582/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Hilton Head Island at $96,940 a year. About 130 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $78,420 and the 90th is $123,020. Pay ranks 315th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× 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 $2,582 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spartanburg, about 179 miles away, at $3,677 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,582

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$96,940

$78,420 to $123,020

Rent (1 bd)

$1,483

$1,766 (2 bd)

Employment

130

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

315th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $96,940.

Taxes$2,065
Rent$1,483
Other living costs$1,948
Left over$2,582

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $96,940
Federal income tax: −$12,941
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,416
State income tax (SC): −$4,428
Take-home pay: $72,156
Effective tax rate: 25.6%

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

$8,078 gross, minus $2,065 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.

$2,582

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $3,677/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Hilton Head Island?

$96,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,582 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 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Spartanburg, about 179 miles away, leaves $3,677 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.