Middle School Teacher salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ridgeland, Hardeeville.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$48,943
Middle 50%$48.5k–$60.5k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $58,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $33,454 and $75,868.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,540
25th$48,540
50th (median)$48,943
75th$60,514
90th$69,102

Cost of living

Hilton Head Island's median Middle School Teacher salary of $48,943 is worth about $49,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Hilton Head Island, SC area earned a median of $64,600 in May 2025 (370 employed). The H-1B median here is $48,943, 24% 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 Secondary Academy of Excellencetoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $48,930 13
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$48,540$48,93013

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.