High paying business and finance jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · Employed

1Management Analysts$119,430
Bachelor's degree
$58,890 – $183,700340
2Personal Financial Advisors$100,510
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $211,26080
3Financial and Investment Analysts$95,710
Bachelor's degree
$56,940 – $161,870120
4Project Management Specialists$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$54,990 – $136,860550
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,670 – $123,83040
6Accountants and Auditors$77,610
Bachelor's degree
$49,860 – $142,510470
7Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$46,000 – $142,680240
8Financial Specialists, All Other$75,360
Bachelor's degree
$32,690 – $121,31060
9Logisticians$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$49,620 – $110,30070
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,330
Bachelor's degree
$36,220 – $126,570450
11Cost Estimators$70,260
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $131,710130
12Human Resources Specialists$69,740
Bachelor's degree
$47,410 – $106,310300
13Fundraisers$66,990
Bachelor's degree
$47,700 – $104,59040
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,770
Bachelor's degree
$43,350 – $129,960150
15Training and Development Specialists$64,740
Bachelor's degree
$37,250 – $129,950140
16Compliance Officers$64,150
Bachelor's degree
$37,710 – $110,820120
17Loan Officers$61,920
Bachelor's degree
$38,740 – $134,540130
18Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$45,810
Bachelor's degree
$28,110 – $73,93060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$119,430	$58,890 – $183,700	340
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$100,510	$43,680 – $211,260	80
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,710	$56,940 – $161,870	120
4	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,990	$54,990 – $136,860	550
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,000	$46,670 – $123,830	40
6	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$77,610	$49,860 – $142,510	470
7	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,400	$46,000 – $142,680	240
8	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,360	$32,690 – $121,310	60
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$73,920	$49,620 – $110,300	70
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,330	$36,220 – $126,570	450
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$70,260	$47,440 – $131,710	130
12	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,740	$47,410 – $106,310	300
13	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,990	$47,700 – $104,590	40
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$65,770	$43,350 – $129,960	150
15	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,740	$37,250 – $129,950	140
16	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,150	$37,710 – $110,820	120
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$61,920	$38,740 – $134,540	130
18	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$45,810	$28,110 – $73,930	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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