Producers and Directors in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,776
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$14,414
21.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,672
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
$66,190
Kept after tax
$51,776
Worth in national money
$47,672
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Hawaii sits in the middle of the pack for producers and directors. The median is $66,190, ranking 27 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Producers and directors ranks 193 among 437 occupations Hawaii publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $66,190 the take-home is $51,776. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $47,672 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $74,520, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii occupies the middle band for producers and directors: a median of $66,190, ranking 27 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 193 of 437 in Hawaii places producers and directors in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $51,776 for producers and directors, from $66,190. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,672. ⚠️ 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 $74,520 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Producers and Directors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $66,190 |
| Top tenth earn over | $131,490 |
| This salary | $66,190 |
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 | $51,776 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $55,364 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,301 |
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 | $61,725 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,248 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $66,190 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,230 and the ninetieth is $131,490 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $51,776, worked from $66,190. 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 193 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,672 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 193.
- The Hawaii median of $66,190 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,230 to $131,490. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Hawaii take-home of $51,776, on $66,190 for work ranking 193 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 193 of 437 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,672, worked from $66,190, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 193 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $74,520, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $44,230 and the top tenth $131,490 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $47,672 — 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 $51,776.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Hawaii is $74,520. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($44,230) and the ninetieth ($131,490) 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 $47,672 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 $51,776 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.