SOC 13-1199 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Honolulu, Hawaii is $96,650 a year ($46.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $94,330: half of the 3,620 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$96,650average per year

$46.47 / hourMedian $94,330Take-home ≈ $71,282

  • $55K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $117K75th
  • $134K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

3,620people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,890 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Honolulu earn between $72,190 and $117,190.

  • $55K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $94KMedian
  • $117K75th
  • $134K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$96,650$8,054$46.47
Median$94,330$7,861$45.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$72,190$6,016$34.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$117,190$9,766$56.34

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in Honolulu vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in Honolulu earn about the same as the Hawaii average ($95,790) and about the same as the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Honolulu$96,650$94,330$54,640$133,8903,620
Hawaii$95,790$92,620$52,900$133,8604,030
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $96,650, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $71,282 a year, or $5,940 a month and $2,742 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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Is Honolulu a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Honolulu area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.0), so the average $96,650 buys what about $87,103 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Kahului pays the most ($99,140).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Honolulu?

$46.47 an hour on average, and $45.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $72,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $71,282 a year ($5,940 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $96,650. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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