SOC 43-9022 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Word Processors and Typists Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for word processors and typists in Honolulu, Hawaii is $44,760 a year ($21.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,060: 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 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

$44,760average per year

$21.52 / hourMedian $40,060Take-home ≈ $36,496

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  • $52K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Word Processors and Typists pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,970 or more. The middle half of word processors and typists in Honolulu earn between $40,060 and $52,150.

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,760$3,730$21.52
Median$40,060$3,338$19.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,060$3,338$19.26
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,150$4,346$25.07

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

Word Processors and Typists salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $44,760, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $36,496 a year, or $3,041 a month and $1,404 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 word processors and typists? 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 $44,760 buys what about $40,338 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 19.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Word Processors and Typists salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for word processors and typists

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,920).

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Word Processors and Typists salary in Honolulu: questions

How much do word processors and typists make an hour in Honolulu?

$21.52 an hour on average, and $19.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level word processors and typists salary in Honolulu?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,060, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the word processors and typists take-home pay in Honolulu?

About $36,496 a year ($3,041 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,760. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

Do word processors and typists earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,623).

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 43-9022; 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 2.59, this job is 2.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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