Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,557
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,853
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,421
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
$49,410
Kept after tax
$39,557
Worth in national money
$36,421
State rank
12
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $49,410, putting the state 12 of 45 — about 3.74% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 321.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,410 the take-home is $39,557. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,421 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $57,020, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For automotive glass installers and repairers, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $49,410, ranking 12 of 45 and running about 3.74% 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.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, automotive glass installers and repairers sits at 321 of 437 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $39,557 for automotive glass installers and repairers, from $49,410. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,421. ⚠️ 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 $57,020 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,080 |
| This salary | $49,410 |
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 | $39,557 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,881 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,677 |
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 | $46,518 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,075 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of automotive glass installers and repairers in Hawaii earn under $49,410 and half over. The published range runs $47,740 at the tenth percentile to $77,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,557 take-home in Hawaii comes from $49,410. 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 321 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,421, the adjusted value of that $49,410 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 321 of 437 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for automotive glass installers and repairers in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,740 to $77,080; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $39,557, from $49,410, 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 321 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 45 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $36,421 — the adjusted value of that $49,410 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 321 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $57,020, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,740 at the bottom tenth to $77,080 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $36,421 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Hawaii then takes its own share, leaving $39,557.
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 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Hawaii is $57,020. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,740 to $77,080) 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 $36,421 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 $39,557 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.