How much do carpenters make an hour in Hilton Head Island, SC?

The median hourly wage is $23.59. The middle half earn between $21.25 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Hilton Head Island, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.92 an hour ($35,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.25.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Hilton Head Island, SC?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,070 a year ($23.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,160–$81,150.

Do carpenters make more in Hilton Head Island or Augusta?

Augusta pays more: the median is $49,070 in Hilton Head Island and $58,930 in Augusta, a 17% difference.

How does Hilton Head Island pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?

The Hilton Head Island median of $49,070 is 3% less than the South Carolina median of $50,670.

Carpenter salary in Hilton Head Island, SC

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC area earn a median of $49,070 a year, or $23.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,150 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $50,670; Hilton Head Island is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,070

Bottom 10% under$35,200Top 10% over$81,150

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.92/hr
Jobs in this area: 440
After cost of living: $50,060
Median hourly pay: $23.59/hr
vs U.S. median: −19%
vs South Carolina median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25940, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC). Excludes self-employed carpenters. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$35,200–$44,200$16.92–$21.25/hr
Journeyman	$49,070$23.59/hr
Top earners	$61,160–$81,150$29.40–$39.01/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Hilton Head Island, SC compares

Hilton Head Island ranks 7th of 10 South Carolina metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Hilton Head Island area than nationally: 5.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,150, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other South Carolina metro areas

Other trades in Hilton Head Island, SC

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Hilton Head Island, SC?: Carpenters in the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC area earn a median of $49,070 a year, or $23.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $81,150 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Hilton Head Island, SC?: The median hourly wage is $23.59. The middle half earn between $21.25 and $29.40 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Hilton Head Island, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.92 an hour ($35,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.25.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Hilton Head Island, SC?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,070 a year ($23.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,160–$81,150.
Do carpenters make more in Hilton Head Island or Augusta?: Augusta pays more: the median is $49,070 in Hilton Head Island and $58,930 in Augusta, a 17% difference.
How does Hilton Head Island pay compare with the rest of South Carolina?: The Hilton Head Island median of $49,070 is 3% less than the South Carolina median of $50,670.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2031 (Carpenters), area code 25940 (Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed carpenters and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (98.0, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures