Audiologists in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,714
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$32,136
28.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,237
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$113,850
Kept after tax
$81,714
Worth in national money
$75,237
State rank
6
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for audiologists is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $113,850, putting the state 6 of 49 — about 18.87% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Hawaii. It ranks 51 out of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $113,850 the take-home is $81,714. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $75,237 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $111,220, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For audiologists, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $113,850, ranking 6 of 49 and running about 18.87% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within Hawaii, audiologists ranks 51 of 437 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $81,714 for audiologists, from $113,850. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $75,237. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $111,220 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Audiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $87,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $113,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,150 |
| This salary | $113,850 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Hawaii | $81,714 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $88,923 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,272 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $103,602 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,476 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Hawaii earn less than $113,850. The published range is $87,990 up to $127,150, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $81,714 take-home in Hawaii comes from $113,850. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 51 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $75,237, the adjusted value of that $113,850 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 51 of 437 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for audiologists in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $87,990 to $127,150. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $81,714, from $113,850, assumes a single Hawaii filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 51 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $75,237 — the adjusted value of that $113,850 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 51 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $87,990 and the top tenth $127,150, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Hawaii run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $75,237 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Hawaii adds its own income tax on top — which is why $81,714 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($87,990 to $127,150) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Hawaii rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $75,237 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $81,714 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.