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title: "Average Salary in Hawaii"
description: "Mean $70,270, median $56,320 in Hawaii (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hawaii"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Hawaii

Mean annual wage $70,270, median $56,320 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $51,220 (rank 36 of 51 by that measure; rank 15 nominal).

| Percentile | Hawaii | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,170 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $40,370 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $56,320 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $81,510 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $123,660 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 110.0 |
| Housing (rents) | 125.3 |
| Goods | 111.6 |
| Utilities | 190.2 |
| Other services | 102.9 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $116,040 | 43,440 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $106,080 | 35,830 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $98,990 | 12,220 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $98,110 | 9,270 |
| Legal | $91,810 | 4,280 |
| Construction and Extraction | $82,440 | 29,590 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $78,430 | 30,330 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $74,070 | 7,530 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $66,130 | 26,140 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $59,510 | 40,950 |
| Community and Social Service | $58,480 | 11,520 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $57,830 | 9,430 |
| Protective Service | $55,760 | 20,920 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $48,820 | 74,880 |
| Production | $48,690 | 13,640 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $47,940 | 50,310 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $46,840 | 32,910 |
| Healthcare Support | $44,990 | 21,350 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $43,560 | 1,440 |
| Sales | $41,990 | 51,000 |
| Personal Care and Service | $41,000 | 17,880 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $39,480 | 82,670 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 24,130 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 19,180 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 14,090 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 13,380 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 12,940 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 12,930 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 11,230 workers
- [Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maid-and-housekeeping-cleaner): 11,120 workers
- [Cook, Restaurant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cook-restaurant): 11,090 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 10,780 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $339,290 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $167,820 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $164,050 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $163,220 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $151,670 median
- [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager): $147,630 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $141,640 median
- [First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-police-and-detectives): $140,590 median
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): $136,320 median
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $135,570 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Baggage Porter and Bellhop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/baggage-porter-and-bellhop): 11.94x the national share
- [Nursing Instructor and Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nursing-instructor-and-teacher-postsecondary): 6.02x the national share
- [Transportation Security Screener](https://nuecareer.com/careers/transportation-security-screener): 4.96x the national share
- [Cargo and Freight Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cargo-and-freight-agent): 4.45x the national share
- [Quality Control Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/quality-control-analyst): 3.53x the national share
- [Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-driver-transit-and-intercity): 3.41x the national share
- [Massage Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/massage-therapist): 3.34x the national share
- [Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/reservation-and-transportation-ticket-agent-and-travel-clerk): 3.32x the national share
- [Psychiatric Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatric-technician): 3.25x the national share
- [Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maid-and-housekeeping-cleaner): 3.20x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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