SOC 51-3092 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for food batchmakers in Honolulu, Hawaii is $39,020 a year ($18.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,490: half of the 240 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$39,020average per year

$18.76 / hourMedian $37,490Take-home ≈ $32,274

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,120 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Honolulu earn between $33,330 and $47,150.

  • $30K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,020$3,252$18.76
Median$37,490$3,124$18.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,330$2,778$16.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,150$3,929$22.67

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $39,020, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $32,274 a year, or $2,689 a month and $1,241 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 food batchmakers? 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 $39,020 buys what about $35,166 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 21.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

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Food Batchmakers salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Honolulu?

$18.76 an hour on average, and $18.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $32,274 a year ($2,689 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,020. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do food batchmakers earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

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 51-3092; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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