Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,898
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$12,212
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,260
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
$58,110
Kept after tax
$45,898
Worth in national money
$42,260
State rank
2
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Hawaii pays this job a middle wage of $58,110, ranking 2 of 49 states and sitting about 21.37% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 437 occupations Hawaii reports figures for, this is number 261.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $58,110 the take-home is $45,898. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $42,260 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $57,170, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii's median for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics is $58,110, about 21.37% above the national figure and 2 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Hawaii's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 261 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 $45,898 for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics, from $58,110. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $42,260. ⚠️ 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 $57,170 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,710 |
| This salary | $58,110 |
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 | $45,898 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,871 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,032 |
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 | $54,410 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,714 |
| 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 $58,110. The published range is $39,430 up to $75,710, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $45,898 take-home in Hawaii comes from $58,110. 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 261 of 437.
- Two cautions on $42,260, the adjusted value of that $58,110 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 261 of 437 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,430 to $75,710. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $45,898, from $58,110, 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 261 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 49 for it.
- This $42,260 adjusted figure, worked from $58,110, 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 261 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 261 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,430 and the top tenth $75,710, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $42,260 of national purchasing power.
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 $45,898.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,430 to $75,710) 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 $42,260 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 $45,898 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.