Nursing Assistants in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,587
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$8,763
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,687
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
$45,350
Kept after tax
$36,587
Worth in national money
$33,687
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii sits in the middle of the pack for nursing assistants. The median is $45,350, ranking 18 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Hawaii, this one sits low: 368 of 437 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $45,350, tax leaves $36,587 — and because Hawaii is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $33,687 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $45,710, since top earners drag the number up.
- Hawaii occupies the middle band for nursing assistants: a median of $45,350, ranking 18 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Nursing assistants occupies position 368 of 437 in Hawaii's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $36,587 remains from the Hawaii median of $45,350 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $33,687 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $45,710 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $52,660 |
| This salary | $45,350 |
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 | $36,587 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,619 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,054 |
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 | $42,822 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,322 |
| 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 nursing assistants in Hawaii earn under $45,350 and half over. The published range runs $36,000 at the tenth percentile to $52,660 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $36,587, from $45,350, 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 368 of 437 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $33,687, the adjusted value of that $45,350 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 368 of 437 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for nursing assistants in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,000 to $52,660; 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 $36,587 from $45,350. 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 368 of 437 locally.
- This $33,687 adjusted figure, worked from $45,350, 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 368 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 368 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,000 at the bottom tenth to $52,660 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $33,687 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Hawaii adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,587 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,000 to $52,660) 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 $33,687 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 $36,587 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.