Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,409
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,431
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,364
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
$47,840
Kept after tax
$38,409
Worth in national money
$35,364
State rank
44
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $47,840, ranking 44 of 47 states — about 17.57% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Hawaii, this one sits low: 339 of 437 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Hawaii is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $47,840 the take-home is $38,409; in national-average money that behaves like $35,364. The average comes to $50,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Hawaii ranks 44 of 47 for chemical equipment operators and tenders, with a median of $47,840 — about 17.57% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Chemical equipment operators and tenders occupies position 339 of 437 in Hawaii's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for chemical equipment operators and tenders in Hawaii, on $47,840, is $38,409; deflated by the state's price level, $35,364. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $50,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,080 |
| This salary | $47,840 |
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 | $38,409 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,619 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,436 |
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 | $45,088 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,784 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,840 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,000 and the ninetieth is $58,080 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $38,409, worked from $47,840. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 339 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,364 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 339.
- The Hawaii median of $47,840 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,000 to $58,080. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Hawaii take-home of $38,409, on $47,840 for work ranking 339 of 437 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 339 of 437 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,364, worked from $47,840, 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 339 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $50,890 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,000 at the tenth percentile, $58,080 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 $35,364 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 $38,409.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 47 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $50,890. 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 ($39,000 to $58,080) 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 $35,364 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 $38,409 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.