Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,979
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,641
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,889
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
$48,620
Kept after tax
$38,979
Worth in national money
$35,889
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Hawaii is 19 of 51 states for healthcare support workers, all other, with a middle wage of $48,620. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Hawaii this is lower-paid work. Of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, healthcare support workers, all other ranks 331. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $48,620 the take-home is $38,979. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,889 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $47,800, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii ranks 19 of 51 for healthcare support workers, all other at $48,620. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Hawaii reports, healthcare support workers, all other ranks 331 of 437, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $38,979 for healthcare support workers, all other, from $48,620. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,889. ⚠️ 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 $47,800 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,620 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,860 |
| This salary | $48,620 |
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 | $38,979 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,246 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,556 |
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 | $45,799 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,929 |
| 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 healthcare support workers, all other in Hawaii earn under $48,620 and half over. The published range runs $31,400 at the tenth percentile to $60,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $38,979, from $48,620, 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 331 of 437 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $35,889, the adjusted value of that $48,620 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 331 of 437 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for healthcare support workers, all other in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,400 to $60,860; 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.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,979 from $48,620. 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 331 of 437 locally.
- This $35,889 adjusted figure, worked from $48,620, 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 331 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 331 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,400 at the bottom tenth to $60,860 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 $35,889 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, $38,979 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 ($31,400 to $60,860) 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 $35,889 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 $38,979 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.