Most of Hilton Head Island is in Beaufort County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $56.07 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hilton Head Island with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,710 to $1,800 a month. At the middle rent, $1,770, a full-time job would need to pay $60.10 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29925 | Beaufort County | $1,770/mo | $60.10/hr |
| 29926 | Beaufort County | $1,800/mo | $61.25/hr |
| 29928 | Beaufort County | $1,710/mo | $57.80/hr |
| 29938 | Beaufort County | $1,770/mo | $60.10/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hilton Head Island needs to pay at least $56.07 an hour before taxes, about $116,623 a year. That is the figure for Beaufort County, where the typical studio rent is $1,665 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hilton Head Island with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,710 to $1,800 a month. At the middle rent of $1,770, the pay needed would be $60.10 an hour.
The minimum wage in Beaufort County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.7 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads