Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,444
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$10,546
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,159
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
$51,990
Kept after tax
$41,444
Worth in national money
$38,159
State rank
47
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Hawaii pays this job a middle wage of $51,990, 47 of 51 states and about 18.54% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 295.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $51,990 the take-home is $41,444. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $38,159 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $51,790, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii's $51,990 median for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary places it 47 of 51 states, about 18.54% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, career/technical education teachers, postsecondary sits at 295 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 $41,444 for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary, from $51,990. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,159. ⚠️ 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 $51,790 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,210 |
| This salary | $51,990 |
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 | $41,444 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,954 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,073 |
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 | $48,867 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,554 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,990 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,860 and the ninetieth is $64,210 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $41,444, from $51,990, 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 295 of 437 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,159, the adjusted value of that $51,990 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 295 of 437 in the state.
- The Hawaii median of $51,990 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,860 to $64,210. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,444 from $51,990. 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 295 of 437 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $38,159 — the adjusted value of that $51,990 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 295 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,860 and the top tenth $64,210, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $38,159 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Hawaii's own levy, $41,444 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,860 to $64,210) 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 $38,159 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 $41,444 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.