Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$89,673
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$37,017
29.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,565
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
$126,690
Kept after tax
$89,673
Worth in national money
$82,565
State rank
15
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Hawaii pays this job a middle wage of $126,690, ranking 15 of 50 states and sitting about 2.71% above the national middle.
- Within Hawaii this is well-paid work. Of 437 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 27 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $126,690, tax leaves $89,673 — and because Hawaii is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $82,565 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $126,190.
- Hawaii's median for electronics engineers, except computer is $126,690, about 2.71% above the national figure and 15 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Hawaii publishes a median for, electronics engineers, except computer sits 27 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.
- After tax, $89,673 remains from the Hawaii median of $126,690 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $82,565 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $126,190 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $91,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $126,690 |
| Top tenth earn over | $164,080 |
| This salary | $126,690 |
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 | $89,673 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $97,859 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$18,138 |
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 | $114,916 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$25,193 |
| 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 electronics engineers, except computer in Hawaii earn under $126,690 and half over. The published range runs $91,870 at the tenth percentile to $164,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $89,673 take-home in Hawaii comes from $126,690. 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 27 of 437.
- Two cautions on $82,565, the adjusted value of that $126,690 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 27 of 437 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for electronics engineers, except computer in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $91,870 to $164,080; 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.
- Retained pay of $89,673, from $126,690, 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 27 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 15 of 50 for it.
- This $82,565 adjusted figure, worked from $126,690, 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 27 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 27 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $91,870 at the bottom tenth to $164,080 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $82,565 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 $89,673.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($91,870 to $164,080) 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 $82,565 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 $89,673 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.