SOC 43-4061 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Honolulu, Hawaii is $58,090 a year ($27.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,240: half of the 430 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 ($56,943).

$58,090average per year

$27.93 / hourMedian $56,240Take-home ≈ $46,244

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

430people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,830 or more. The middle half of eligibility interviewers, government programs in Honolulu earn between $50,870 and $64,390.

  • $43K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $56KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,090$4,841$27.93
Median$56,240$4,687$27.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,870$4,239$24.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,390$5,366$30.96

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

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $58,090, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $46,244 a year, or $3,854 a month and $1,779 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 eligibility interviewers, government programs? 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 $58,090 buys what about $52,352 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 14.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary in other Hawaii cities

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

All Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for eligibility interviewers, government programs

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,450).

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary by city

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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do eligibility interviewers, government programs make an hour in Honolulu?

$27.93 an hour on average, and $27.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level eligibility interviewers, government programs salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the eligibility interviewers, government programs take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $46,244 a year ($3,854 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,090. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do eligibility interviewers, government programs earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($56,943).

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 43-4061; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.2%.
  • 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 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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