Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$68,392
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$24,228
26.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,971
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
$92,620
Kept after tax
$68,392
Worth in national money
$62,971
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $92,620, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 11.52% above the national middle.
- Within Hawaii this is well-paid work. Of 437 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 99 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $92,620 the take-home is $68,392. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $62,971 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $95,790, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for business operations specialists, all other, at $92,620 — about 11.52% 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, business operations specialists, all other sits 99 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $68,392 for business operations specialists, all other, from $92,620. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $62,971. ⚠️ 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 $95,790 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Business Operations Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $52,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,860 |
| This salary | $92,620 |
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 | $68,392 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,988 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,168 |
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 | $84,666 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,189 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $92,620 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $52,900 and the ninetieth is $133,860 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $68,392 take-home in Hawaii comes from $92,620. 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 99 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,971 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 99.
- The Hawaii median of $92,620 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $52,900 to $133,860. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $68,392, from $92,620, 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 99 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 9 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,971, worked from $92,620, 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 99 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $95,790, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $52,900 and the top tenth $133,860 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Hawaii costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $62,971 rather than its face figure.
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 $68,392.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $95,790. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($52,900) and the ninetieth ($133,860) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $62,971 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 $68,392 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.