Dietitians and Nutritionists in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,678
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$20,242
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,789
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
$81,920
Kept after tax
$61,678
Worth in national money
$56,789
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii is one of the better-paying states for dietitians and nutritionists. The middle earner takes $81,920, which ranks 9 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 7.23% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 125.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $81,920 the take-home is $61,678. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $56,789 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $84,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii ranks 9 of 51 states publishing a median for dietitians and nutritionists, at $81,920 — about 7.23% 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.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, dietitians and nutritionists sits at 125 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 $61,678 for dietitians and nutritionists, from $81,920. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $56,789. ⚠️ 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 $84,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dietitians and Nutritionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $81,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $100,610 |
| This salary | $81,920 |
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 | $61,678 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,461 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$11,604 |
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 | $75,122 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$15,953 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Hawaii earn less than $81,920. The published range is $65,330 up to $100,610, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $61,678, from $81,920, 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 125 of 437 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $56,789, the adjusted value of that $81,920 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Hawaii. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 125 of 437 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for dietitians and nutritionists in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $65,330 to $100,610. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,678 from $81,920. 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 125 of 437 locally.
- This $56,789 adjusted figure, worked from $81,920, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 125 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 125 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $65,330 and the top tenth $100,610, 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 $56,789 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 $61,678.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($65,330 to $100,610) 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 $56,789 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 $61,678 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.