SOC 25-3031 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for substitute teachers, short-term in Honolulu, Hawaii is $54,030 a year ($25.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,520: half of the 2,900 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($47,827).

$54,030average per year

$25.98 / hourMedian $58,520Take-home ≈ $43,278

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,900people in this job
+13%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,760 or more. The middle half of substitute teachers, short-term in Honolulu earn between $46,020 and $58,620.

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,030$4,502$25.98
Median$58,520$4,877$28.13
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,020$3,835$22.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,620$4,885$28.18

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

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $54,030, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $43,278 a year, or $3,607 a month and $1,665 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 substitute teachers, short-term? 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 $54,030 buys what about $48,693 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 15.8 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $54,030 is worth in another city

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Kahului pays the most ($59,320).

All Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salaries in Hawaii

Highest-paying cities for substitute teachers, short-term

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,170).

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary by city

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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do substitute teachers, short-term make an hour in Honolulu?

$25.98 an hour on average, and $28.14 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level substitute teachers, short-term salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,020, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the substitute teachers, short-term take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $43,278 a year ($3,607 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,030. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do substitute teachers, short-term earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($47,827).

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 25-3031; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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