Jobs in Hawaii: pay, hiring and what a paycheck buys
Hawaii has 222 open job postings from 64 employers in our data. 50.3% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $185,500 a year, 16.2% are remote and 40.8% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $185,500 posted salary in Hawaii buys about what $169,000 buys in the average US state, because prices here run 10% above the national average.
16.2% of postings are remote, the highest of 41 states.
40.8% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 30 days), the highest of 41 states.
50.3% of open job postings list a pay range, 7th of 41 states.
Housing costs run 25% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Hawaii compared with similar-sized states: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
Hawaii requires employers to include a pay range in job postings (since 2024).
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in Hawaii run 10% above the national average, and housing runs 25% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $56,500, which is worth $51,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $185,500 is worth $169,000.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Employers with the most openings
Alpacahealth: 30 postings
Leidos: 20 postings
Sunrun: 20 postings
Terminix: 15 postings
Careers Nakupuna: 12 postings
Federal government hiring
357 federal job announcements open to the public list Hawaii, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $110,000. Agencies hiring most: Department of the Navy Headquarters (38), United States Army Installation Management Command (36), U.S. Marine Corps (30), Military Treatment Facilities under DHA (27), Commander, Navy Installations Command (18). Source: USAJOBS.
A posting that lists several states counts in each. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Hawaii. Methodology · All states (CSV)
