SOC 47-2132 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Insulation Workers, Mechanical Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for insulation workers, mechanical in Honolulu, Hawaii is $89,750 a year ($43.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $87,570: half of the 60 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 32% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

$89,750average per year

$43.15 / hourMedian $87,570Take-home ≈ $66,952

  • $63K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
+32%vs U.S. metro average
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Insulation Workers, Mechanical pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,450 or more. The middle half of insulation workers, mechanical in Honolulu earn between $81,120 and $99,940.

  • $63K10th
  • $81K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $100K75th
  • $115K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,750$7,479$43.15
Median$87,570$7,298$42.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$81,120$6,760$39.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,940$8,328$48.05

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

Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $89,750, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $66,952 a year, or $5,579 a month and $2,575 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 Honolulu a good place for insulation workers, mechanical? 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 $89,750 buys what about $80,884 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for insulation workers, mechanical

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,800).

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Insulation Workers, Mechanical salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do insulation workers, mechanical make an hour in Honolulu?

$43.15 an hour on average, and $42.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level insulation workers, mechanical salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,380 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the insulation workers, mechanical take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $66,952 a year ($5,579 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,750. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do insulation workers, mechanical earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 32% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,854).

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 47-2132; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.0%.
  • 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 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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