Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,930
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,990
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,765
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
$49,920
Kept after tax
$39,930
Worth in national money
$36,765
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $49,920, putting the state 6 of 51 — about 8.69% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 315.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,920 the take-home is $39,930. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $36,765 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $50,230, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For medical secretaries and administrative assistants, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $49,920, ranking 6 of 51 and running about 8.69% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, medical secretaries and administrative assistants sits at 315 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 $39,930 for medical secretaries and administrative assistants, from $49,920. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $36,765. ⚠️ 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 $50,230 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,360 |
| This salary | $49,920 |
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 | $39,930 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,291 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,755 |
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 | $46,982 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,170 |
| 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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Hawaii earn under $49,920 and half over. The published range runs $38,750 at the tenth percentile to $59,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $39,930, worked from $49,920. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 315 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,765, the adjusted value of that $49,920 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 315 of 437 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,750 to $59,360; 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.
- The Hawaii take-home of $39,930, on $49,920 for work ranking 315 of 437 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 315 of 437 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $36,765 — the adjusted value of that $49,920 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 315 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,750 and the top tenth $59,360, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $36,765 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $39,930 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 ($38,750 to $59,360) 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 $36,765 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 $39,930 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.