SOC 53-3031 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Honolulu, Hawaii is $40,540 a year ($19.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,440: half of the 710 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. metro average for this job ($41,038).

$40,540average per year

$19.49 / hourMedian $35,440Take-home ≈ $33,392

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

710people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,760 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Honolulu earn between $29,120 and $50,210.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,540$3,378$19.49
Median$35,440$2,953$17.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,120$2,427$14.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,210$4,184$24.14

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

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $40,540, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $33,392 a year, or $2,783 a month and $1,284 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 driver/sales workers? 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 $40,540 buys what about $36,535 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 21.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 1st of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Honolulu?

$19.49 an hour on average, and $17.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $33,392 a year ($2,783 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,540. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

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 53-3031; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.9%.
  • 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 0.60, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.60).

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