Information Security Analysts in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$89,406
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$36,844
29.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,319
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
$126,250
Kept after tax
$89,406
Worth in national money
$82,319
State rank
17
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $126,250, ranking 17 of 48 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Hawaii. It ranks 28 out of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $126,250 the take-home is $89,406. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $82,319 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $122,660, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii occupies the middle band for information security analysts: a median of $126,250, ranking 17 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Hawaii, information security analysts ranks 28 of 437 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $89,406 for information security analysts, from $126,250. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $82,319. ⚠️ 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 $122,660 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Information Security Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $126,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $172,780 |
| This salary | $126,250 |
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 | $89,406 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $97,558 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$18,075 |
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 | $114,536 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$25,093 |
| 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 $126,250. The published range is $76,390 up to $172,780, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $89,406, from $126,250, 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 28 of 437 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,319, the adjusted value of that $126,250 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 28 of 437 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for information security analysts in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $76,390 to $172,780. 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 $89,406 from $126,250. 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 28 of 437 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $82,319 — the adjusted value of that $126,250 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 28 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $76,390, the highest tenth $172,780, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Hawaii run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $82,319 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $89,406.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($76,390) and the ninetieth ($172,780) 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 $82,319 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 $89,406 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.