Tour and Travel Guides in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,019
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$8,921
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,084
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
$45,940
Kept after tax
$37,019
Worth in national money
$34,084
State rank
5
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Hawaii pays tour and travel guides a middle wage of $45,940, ranking 5 of 50 states and sitting about 20.51% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Hawaii, this one sits low: 360 of 437 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $45,940 the take-home is $37,019. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $34,084 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $47,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Hawaii's median for tour and travel guides is $45,940, about 20.51% above the national figure and 5 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.
- Tour and travel guides occupies position 360 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 $37,019 for tour and travel guides, from $45,940. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,084. ⚠️ 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 $47,270 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tour and Travel Guides
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,870 |
| This salary | $45,940 |
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 | $37,019 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,093 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,145 |
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 | $43,359 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,432 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,940 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $31,040 and the ninetieth is $59,870 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $37,019, from $45,940, 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 360 of 437 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $34,084, the adjusted value of that $45,940 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 360 of 437 locally.
- The Hawaii median of $45,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $31,040 to $59,870. 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 $37,019 from $45,940. 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 360 of 437 locally.
- This $34,084 adjusted figure, worked from $45,940, 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 360 of 437 in the state. The occupation ranks 360 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,040 and the top tenth $59,870, 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 $34,084 — 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 $37,019.
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 ($31,040 to $59,870) 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 $34,084 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 $37,019 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.