Engineers, All Other in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$87,310
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$35,490
28.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,389
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
$122,800
Kept after tax
$87,310
Worth in national money
$80,389
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Hawaii pays engineers, all other a middle wage of $122,800, ranking 17 of 51 states and sitting about 0.11% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 437 occupations Hawaii reports, engineers, all other comes in at 38 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $122,800 the take-home is $87,310. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $80,389 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $132,510, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii's median for engineers, all other is $122,800, about 0.11% above the national figure and 17 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Engineers, all other ranks 38 of 437 occupations by median in Hawaii, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $87,310 for engineers, all other, from $122,800. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $80,389. ⚠️ 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 $132,510 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $122,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $176,410 |
| This salary | $122,800 |
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 | $87,310 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $95,200 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,578 |
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 | $111,557 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$24,309 |
| 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 $122,800. The published range is $81,580 up to $176,410, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $87,310 take-home in Hawaii comes from $122,800. 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 38 of 437.
- Two cautions on $80,389, the adjusted value of that $122,800 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 38 of 437 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $81,580 to $176,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $87,310, from $122,800, 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 38 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- This $80,389 adjusted figure, worked from $122,800, 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 38 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 38 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 $132,510, 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?
The label is broader than the work. From $81,580 at the bottom tenth to $176,410 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $80,389 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 $87,310.
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 $132,510. 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 ($81,580) and the ninetieth ($176,410) 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 $80,389 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 $87,310 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.