SOC 29-2053 · Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro

Psychiatric Technicians Salary in Kahului, HI

The average salary for psychiatric technicians in Kahului, Hawaii is $60,880 a year ($29.27 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,590: half of the 130 people in this job in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 30% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,871).

$60,880average per year

$29.27 / hourMedian $62,590Take-home ≈ $48,274

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
+30%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Hawaii metros
109cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Psychiatric Technicians pay range in Kahului

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,000 or more. The middle half of psychiatric technicians in Kahului earn between $61,000 and $65,100.

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,880$5,073$29.27
Median$62,590$5,216$30.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,000$5,083$29.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,100$5,425$31.30

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

Psychiatric Technicians salary after taxes in Kahului

On the average salary of $60,880, a single filer in Kahului takes home about $48,274 a year, or $4,023 a month and $1,857 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 psychiatric technicians? 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 $60,880 buys what about $55,653 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Kahului ($57,640). A typical home costs $997,307, or 16.4 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $60,880 is worth in another city

Psychiatric Technicians salary in other Hawaii cities

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

All Psychiatric Technicians salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for psychiatric technicians

Stockton, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,620).

Psychiatric Technicians salary by city

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Psychiatric Technicians salary in Kahului: questions

How much do psychiatric technicians make an hour in Kahului?

$29.27 an hour on average, and $30.09 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level psychiatric technicians salary in Kahului?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the psychiatric technicians take-home pay in Kahului?

About $48,274 a year ($4,023 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,880. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do psychiatric technicians earn more in Kahului than elsewhere?

The average here is 30% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,871).

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 29-2053; area Kahului-Wailuku, HI (27980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 1.79, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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