Public Relations Managers in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,167
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$28,843
27.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,130
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
$105,010
Kept after tax
$76,167
Worth in national money
$70,130
State rank
38
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Hawaii pays public relations managers a middle wage of $105,010, 38 of 48 states and about 28.52% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Hawaii. It ranks 66 out of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $105,010 the take-home is $76,167. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $70,130 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $115,930, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii's $105,010 median for public relations managers places it 38 of 48 states, about 28.52% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within Hawaii, public relations managers ranks 66 of 437 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $76,167 for public relations managers, from $105,010. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $70,130. ⚠️ 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 $115,930 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Public Relations Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $73,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $105,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $174,520 |
| This salary | $105,010 |
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 | $76,167 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $82,705 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$14,979 |
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 | $95,717 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$20,691 |
| 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 $105,010. The published range is $73,090 up to $174,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $76,167, worked from $105,010. 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 66 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $70,130 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 66.
- Reported values are medians; for public relations managers in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $73,090 to $174,520. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Hawaii take-home of $76,167, on $105,010 for work ranking 66 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 66 of 437 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $70,130, worked from $105,010, 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 66 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $115,930 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $73,090, the highest tenth $174,520, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $70,130 — 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, $76,167 remains.
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.
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 $115,930. 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 ($73,090) and the ninetieth ($174,520) 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 $70,130 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 $76,167 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.