Physical Scientists, All Other Salary in Honolulu, HI

Physical Scientists, All Other pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $178,760 or more. The middle half of other physical scientists in Honolulu earn between $83,050 and $135,680.

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

Physical Scientists, All Other salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $116,690, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $83,857 a year, or $6,988 a month and $3,225 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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).

Is Honolulu a good place for other physical scientists? 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 $116,690 buys what about $105,163 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Physical Scientists, All Other salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for other physical scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($177,370).

Physical Scientists, All Other salary by city

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