Budget Analysts in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,242
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$24,138
26.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,832
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
$92,380
Kept after tax
$68,242
Worth in national money
$62,832
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii is one of the better-paying states for budget analysts. The middle earner takes $92,380, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 0.81% above the national middle.
- Within Hawaii this is well-paid work. Of 437 occupations with published figures in the state, budget analysts ranks 101 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Hawaii is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $92,380 the take-home is $68,242; in national-average money that behaves like $62,832. The average lands at $92,200, below the middle of the range.
- Hawaii ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for budget analysts, at $92,380 — about 0.81% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Hawaii publishes a median for, budget analysts sits 101 of 437 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Take-home for budget analysts in Hawaii, on $92,380, is $68,242; deflated by the state's price level, $62,832. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $92,200 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $120,270 |
| This salary | $92,380 |
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 | $68,242 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,819 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,133 |
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 | $84,452 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,141 |
| 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 budget analysts in Hawaii earn under $92,380 and half over. The published range runs $63,790 at the tenth percentile to $120,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $68,242, from $92,380, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 101 of 437 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,832 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 101.
- Figures are distribution medians for budget analysts in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,790 to $120,270; 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.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $68,242 from $92,380. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 101 of 437 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,832, worked from $92,380, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 101 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $63,790 at the tenth percentile, $120,270 at the ninetieth.
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 $62,832 of national purchasing power.
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 $68,242 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($63,790 to $120,270) 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 $62,832 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 $68,242 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.