Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC was $78,500 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $76,250 and $93,640.

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC median is $150 above the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

The NDT Technician title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC: median $78,500; published 25th to 75th percentile $76,250 to $93,640.

Annual wage percentiles, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$71,780	$76,250	$78,500	$93,640	$110,550

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC: median $37.74; published 25th to 75th percentile $36.66 to $45.02.

Hourly wage percentiles, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$34.51	$36.66	$37.74	$45.02	$53.15

BLS estimated 30 workers employed in this occupation in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. Location quotient: 1.06.

What should you know about united States?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $78,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,390 to $99,310.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,030	$60,390	$78,350	$99,310	$118,330

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $37.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.03 to $47.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.61	$29.03	$37.67	$47.75	$56.89

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published NDT Technician median is $78,500. The all-occupations median in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is $43,850. Ratio: 1.79 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.06 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

NDT Technician in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$74,840	$77,020	$91,890
May 2025	$76,250	$78,500	$93,640

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, NDT Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Savannah, GA	$65,880	$60,910 to $95,500
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$94,520	$75,490 to $102,500

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