Pharmacy Aides in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,245
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,005
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,293
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
$46,250
Kept after tax
$37,245
Worth in national money
$34,293
State rank
3
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for pharmacy aides is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $46,250, putting the state 3 of 48 — about 22.74% ahead of the national figure.
- Measured against other jobs in Hawaii, this one sits low: 355 of 437 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $46,250 the take-home is $37,245. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $34,293 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $47,450, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For pharmacy aides, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $46,250, ranking 3 of 48 and running about 22.74% 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.
- Pharmacy aides occupies position 355 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $37,245 for pharmacy aides, from $46,250. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,293. ⚠️ 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 $47,450 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Aides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,390 |
| This salary | $46,250 |
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 | $37,245 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,342 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,192 |
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 | $43,641 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,489 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,250 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,650 and the ninetieth is $60,390 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $37,245 take-home in Hawaii comes from $46,250. 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 355 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,293, the adjusted value of that $46,250 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 355 of 437 in the state.
- The Hawaii median of $46,250 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,650 to $60,390. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $37,245, from $46,250, 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 355 of 437 locally, and the state ranks 3 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $34,293 — the adjusted value of that $46,250 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 355 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,650 and the top tenth $60,390, 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 $34,293 — 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 $37,245 of this wage survives to your account.
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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,650 to $60,390) 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 $34,293 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 $37,245 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.