SOC 43-6011 · Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Kahului, HI

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Kahului, Hawaii is $88,810 a year ($42.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,330: half of the 160 people in this job in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$88,810average per year

$42.70 / hourMedian $84,330Take-home ≈ $66,362

  • $52K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $130K90th

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

160people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Hawaii metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Kahului

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,300 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Kahului earn between $74,260 and $103,940.

  • $52K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $104K75th
  • $130K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$88,810$7,401$42.70
Median$84,330$7,028$40.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,260$6,188$35.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,940$8,662$49.97

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Kahului vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Kahului earn 8% more than the Hawaii average ($82,370) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kahului$88,810$84,330$52,000$130,300160
Hawaii$82,370$80,710$52,100$117,0201,440
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

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

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Kahului

On the average salary of $88,810, a single filer in Kahului takes home about $66,362 a year, or $5,530 a month and $2,552 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% 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 Kahului a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kahului area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.4), so the average $88,810 buys what about $81,184 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Kahului ($57,640). A typical home costs $997,307, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Hawaii cities

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

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Kahului: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Kahului?

$42.70 an hour on average, and $40.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Kahului?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Kahului?

About $66,362 a year ($5,530 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $88,810. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Kahului than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

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 43-6011; area Kahului-Wailuku, HI (27980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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