Social Workers, All Other in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$83,145
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$32,985
28.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,554
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
$116,130
Kept after tax
$83,145
Worth in national money
$76,554
State rank
2
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Hawaii pays social workers, all other a middle wage of $116,130, ranking 2 of 50 states and sitting about 61.52% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Hawaii. It ranks 47 out of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $116,130 the take-home is $83,145. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $76,554 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $113,580, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii's median for social workers, all other is $116,130, about 61.52% above the national figure and 2 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Hawaii, social workers, all other ranks 47 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 $83,145 for social workers, all other, from $116,130. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $76,554. ⚠️ 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 $113,580 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Social Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $81,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $116,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $137,450 |
| This salary | $116,130 |
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 | $83,145 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $90,527 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,605 |
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 | $105,636 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$22,937 |
| 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 $116,130. The published range is $81,080 up to $137,450, 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 $83,145, worked from $116,130. 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 47 of 437.
- Two cautions on $76,554, the adjusted value of that $116,130 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 47 of 437 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for social workers, all other in Hawaii the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $81,080 to $137,450. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Hawaii take-home of $83,145, on $116,130 for work ranking 47 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 47 of 437 in the state.
- This $76,554 adjusted figure, worked from $116,130, 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 47 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 47 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $81,080 and the top tenth $137,450, 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 $76,554 of national purchasing power.
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 $83,145 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 50 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 ($81,080 to $137,450) 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 $76,554 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 $83,145 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.