SOC 27-4099 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for other media and communication equipment workers in Honolulu, Hawaii is $77,130 a year ($37.08 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,750: half of the 260 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,040).

$77,130average per year

$37.08 / hourMedian $79,750Take-home ≈ $59,033

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $117K75th
  • $132K90th

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

260people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $132,020 or more. The middle half of other media and communication equipment workers in Honolulu earn between $31,740 and $117,350.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $80KMedian
  • $117K75th
  • $132K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,130$6,428$37.08
Median$79,750$6,646$38.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,740$2,645$15.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$117,350$9,779$56.42

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

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other pay in Honolulu vs. Hawaii and the U.S.

Other media and communication equipment workers in Honolulu earn about the same as the Hawaii average ($75,860) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($81,040). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $70,720.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Honolulu$77,130$79,750$30,720$132,020260
Hawaii$75,860$56,900$30,720$132,020280
United States$81,040$70,720$38,870$135,47012,450

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

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $77,130, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $59,033 a year, or $4,919 a month and $2,270 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 other media and communication equipment 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 $77,130 buys what about $69,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 11.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for other media and communication equipment workers

Salinas, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,770).

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary by city

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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do other media and communication equipment workers make an hour in Honolulu?

$37.08 an hour on average, and $38.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other media and communication equipment workers salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other media and communication equipment workers take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $59,033 a year ($4,919 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,130. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do other media and communication equipment workers earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($81,040).

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 27-4099; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). 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 7.31, this job is 7.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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