Veterinarians in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$91,755
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$38,365
29.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$84,482
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
$130,120
Kept after tax
$91,755
Worth in national money
$84,482
State rank
17
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Hawaii is 17 of 49 states for veterinarians, with a middle wage of $130,120. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 437 occupations Hawaii reports, veterinarians comes in at 20 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $130,120 the take-home is $91,755. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $84,482 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $128,820, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Hawaii ranks 17 of 49 for veterinarians at $130,120. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Veterinarians ranks 20 of 437 occupations by median in Hawaii, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $91,755 for veterinarians, from $130,120. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $84,482. ⚠️ 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 $128,820 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Veterinarians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $130,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $188,130 |
| This salary | $130,120 |
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 | $91,755 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $100,203 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$18,634 |
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 | $117,875 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$25,976 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of veterinarians in Hawaii earn under $130,120 and half over. The published range runs $62,460 at the tenth percentile to $188,130 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Hawaii the take-home figure of $91,755, from $130,120, 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 20 of 437 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $84,482, the adjusted value of that $130,120 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 20 of 437 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinarians in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $62,460 to $188,130; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Hawaii is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $91,755 from $130,120. 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 20 of 437 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $84,482 — the adjusted value of that $130,120 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 20 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $62,460 at the bottom tenth to $188,130 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $84,482 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $91,755 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 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($62,460) and the ninetieth ($188,130) 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 $84,482 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 $91,755 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.