Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,099
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$8,951
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,158
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
$46,050
Kept after tax
$37,099
Worth in national money
$34,158
State rank
28
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Hawaii is 28 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,050. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Hawaii this is lower-paid work. Of 437 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 358. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Hawaii is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $46,050 the take-home is $37,099; in national-average money that behaves like $34,158. The average comes to $47,360, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Hawaii ranks 28 of 49 for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping at $46,050. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Hawaii reports, weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ranks 358 of 437, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Take-home for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Hawaii, on $46,050, is $37,099; deflated by the state's price level, $34,158. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $47,360 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $64,050 |
| This salary | $46,050 |
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 | $37,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,181 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,162 |
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 | $43,459 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,452 |
| 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Hawaii earn under $46,050 and half over. The published range runs $36,300 at the tenth percentile to $64,050 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $37,099, worked from $46,050. 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 358 of 437.
- One number stands for prices across all of Hawaii, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,158, the adjusted value of that $46,050 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 358 of 437 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Hawaii, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,300 to $64,050; 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.
- The Hawaii take-home of $37,099, on $46,050 for work ranking 358 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 358 of 437 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Hawaii, so $34,158 — the adjusted value of that $46,050 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 358 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,300 at the tenth percentile, $64,050 at the ninetieth.
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 $34,158 of national purchasing power.
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 $37,099.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,300 to $64,050) 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 $34,158 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 $37,099 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.