High paying medical jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Physicians, All Other$412,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$144,590 – $427,760110
2Family Medicine Physicians$276,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$155,580 – $501,16030
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$227,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,740 – $300,42050
4Dentists, General$144,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,440 – $287,10050
5Pharmacists$137,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,020 – $159,780180
6Physician Assistants$125,350
Master's degree
$82,420 – $137,76080
7Nurse Practitioners$119,130
Master's degree
$98,630 – $133,150260
8Veterinarians$103,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,040 – $170,48050
9Occupational Therapists$100,820
Master's degree
$80,230 – $112,14070
10Physical Therapists$96,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,420 – $123,020130
11Dental Hygienists$90,660
Associate's degree
$66,770 – $97,810160
12Speech-Language Pathologists$88,060
Master's degree
$65,930 – $112,140100
13Registered Nurses$81,400
Bachelor's degree
$64,180 – $97,5901,410
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,030
Bachelor's degree
$40,490 – $91,17030
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,620
Associate's degree
$52,000 – $82,470130
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,830 – $78,340250
17Surgical Technologists$62,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,820 – $80,06040
18Medical Records Specialists$61,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,710 – $77,360100
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,730
Bachelor's degree
$37,660 – $82,580100
20Paramedics$48,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,420 – $60,05050
21Opticians, Dispensing$48,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,800 – $62,19050
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,670 – $157,98040
23Pharmacy Technicians$40,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $53,960290
24Emergency Medical Technicians$39,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,000 – $60,24090
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,100
Associate's degree
$34,300 – $53,700120

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	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$412,490	$144,590 – $427,760	110
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$276,020	$155,580 – $501,160	30
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$227,660	$86,740 – $300,420	50
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$144,640	$104,440 – $287,100	50
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,360	$87,020 – $159,780	180
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,350	$82,420 – $137,760	80
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$119,130	$98,630 – $133,150	260
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$103,490	$49,040 – $170,480	50
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,820	$80,230 – $112,140	70
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,940	$78,420 – $123,020	130
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$90,660	$66,770 – $97,810	160
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$88,060	$65,930 – $112,140	100
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,400	$64,180 – $97,590	1,410
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,030	$40,490 – $91,170	30
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,620	$52,000 – $82,470	130
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,270	$51,830 – $78,340	250
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,810	$42,820 – $80,060	40
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,520	$40,710 – $77,360	100
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,730	$37,660 – $82,580	100
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,420	$48,420 – $60,050	50
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,120	$29,800 – $62,190	50
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,010	$39,670 – $157,980	40
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,370	$35,990 – $53,960	290
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,830	$38,000 – $60,240	90
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,100	$34,300 – $53,700	120

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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