High school teacher · Hilton Head Island, SC

High school teacher in Hilton Head Island: $890/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Hilton Head Island at $65,290 a year. About 680 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $50,150 and the 90th is $82,290. Pay ranks 151st-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× 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 $890 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 199 miles away, at $2,125 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$890

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$65,290

$50,150 to $82,290

Rent (1 bd)

$1,483

$1,766 (2 bd)

Employment

680

Location quotient 1.21

Pay rank

151st of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $65,290.

Taxes$1,120
Rent$1,483
Other living costs$1,948
Left over$890

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $65,290
Federal income tax: −$5,978
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,995
State income tax (SC): −$2,465
Take-home pay: $51,852
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

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

$5,441 gross, minus $1,120 in tax and $3,431 in living costs.

$890

Rank every metro for a high school teacher

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $2,125/mo.

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Questions

What does a high school teacher make in Hilton Head Island?

$65,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Hilton Head Island?

$890 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 3.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Albany, about 199 miles away, leaves $2,125 a month, more than Hilton Head Island.