Medical and Health Services Managers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal

BLS metro-level wage data places Medical and Health Services Managers pay in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC at a median of $104,570 per year ($50.28/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $123,860, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal pays 16% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 350 medical and health services managerss are employed across the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal MSA in SOC 11-9111.

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal pay distribution spans from $65,840 at the 10th percentile to $182,670 at the 90th, a 2.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $81,940 and the 75th at $134,990, so half of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal-based medical and health services managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide SC data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.