Average Salary in Hawaii
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Hawaii. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$68,280Rank #17 of 51
- Median annual wage$53,260Rank #14 of 51
- Median household income$100,745ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity110.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$62,073Rank #43 at national prices
- Total employment620,930Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $68,280 is $15,020 (28.2 %) above the median of $53,260, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Hawaii are about 10.0 % above the national average (RPP 110.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Hawaii buys what $62,073 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Hawaii is $100,745 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Hawaii
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $147,650 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $130,100 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $124,960 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $124,530 |
| Registered Nurse | 29-1141 | $123,720 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $121,900 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $101,040 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $97,590 |
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