Police officer · Hilton Head Island, SC

Police officer in Hilton Head Island: $531/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hilton Head Island at $59,240 a year. About 540 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $48,080 and the 90th is $81,000. Pay ranks 295th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× 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 $531 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, at $2,124 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$531

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,240

$48,080 to $81,000

Rent (1 bd)

$1,483

$1,766 (2 bd)

Employment

540

Location quotient 1.52

Pay rank

295th of 380

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $59,240.

Taxes$974
Rent$1,483
Other living costs$1,948
Left over$531

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,240
Federal income tax: −$5,070
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,532
State income tax (SC): −$2,090
Take-home pay: $47,548
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

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

$4,937 gross, minus $974 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.

$531

Rank every metro for a police officer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $2,124/mo.

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Questions

What does a police officer make in Hilton Head Island?

$59,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 police officer jobs are in the metro.

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

$531 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 3.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a police officer keep more?

Jacksonville, about 158 miles away, leaves $2,124 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.