Respiratory Therapists in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,390
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$24,820
26.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$63,890
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
$94,210
Kept after tax
$69,390
Worth in national money
$63,890
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for respiratory therapists is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $94,210, putting the state 11 of 51 — about 14.5% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Hawaii this is well-paid work. Of 437 occupations with published figures in the state, respiratory therapists ranks 97 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $94,210 the take-home is $69,390. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $63,890 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $93,380, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For respiratory therapists, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $94,210, ranking 11 of 51 and running about 14.5% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Hawaii publishes a median for, respiratory therapists sits 97 of 437 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $69,390 for respiratory therapists, from $94,210. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $63,890. ⚠️ 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 $93,380 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,780 |
| This salary | $94,210 |
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 | $69,390 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,107 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,400 |
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 | $86,084 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$18,510 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $94,210 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $80,130 and the ninetieth is $102,780 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $69,390, from $94,210, 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 97 of 437 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $63,890, the adjusted value of that $94,210 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 97 of 437 locally.
- The Hawaii median of $94,210 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $80,130 to $102,780. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $69,390 from $94,210. 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 97 of 437 locally.
- This $63,890 adjusted figure, worked from $94,210, 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 97 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 97 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $80,130 and the top tenth $102,780, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Hawaii costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $63,890 rather than its face figure.
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, $69,390 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($80,130 to $102,780) 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 $63,890 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 $69,390 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.