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Hawaii engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Hawaii, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$108,235

Hawaii

Top earners

$158,752

Higher end

vs national

-10% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

3

in this state

Engineers in Hawaii earn a blended median of $108,235 per year, -10% vs national, with top earners near $158,752. That blends 8 engineering occupations across 6,520 published jobs in Hawaii. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Hawaii

Published wage data for each discipline in Hawaii. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Hawaii

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Top-paying

Kahului

$119,165

-1% vs national

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Honolulu

$108,011

-10% vs national

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More cities in Hawaii

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What affects engineering pay in Hawaii

  • ▹Local market. Hawaii pay runs -10% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Honolulu, Kahului, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Hawaii; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Hawaii — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Hawaii?
Engineers in Hawaii earn a blended median of $108,235 per year — 10% below the national average — across 8 engineering occupations and 6,520 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Hawaii?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Hawaii, at $148,620 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Hawaii a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Hawaii runs 10% below the national average, across 6,520 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Hawaii pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Kahului ($119,165), and Honolulu ($108,011), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 8 engineering occupations in Hawaii, weighted by local employment (6,520 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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