Elementary School Teacher salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ridgeland, Hardeeville, Okotie.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$46,533
Middle 50%$45.7k–$58.7k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $61,479
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,650 and $84,865.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,650
25th$45,650
50th (median)$46,533
75th$58,679
90th$72,106

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $45k $60k FY2022: median $48,533 (10 filings) FY2023: median $42,915 (31 filings) FY2024: median $45,650 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 31
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––3
FY2022$48,533$38,218$53,38510
FY2023$42,915$42,915$42,91531
FY2024$45,650$45,415$51,97719
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Hilton Head Island's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $46,533 is worth about $47,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Hilton Head Island = 98.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Hilton Head Island, SC area earned a median of $64,990 in May 2025 (870 employed). The H-1B median here is $46,533, 28% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Jasper County School Districttoo few7
Jasper County School District-Ridgeland Elementary Schooltoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.